The Yunzhong Massacre on the fifth day of July caused a stir in the mighty war situation in the world. On the battlefields of Yangzhou and Xiangyang, it once became the catalyst for the Jurchen army's attack. In the following months, perhaps more
At least it led to several horrific massacres.
But war is like this. Even without the tragedy in Yunzhong, people can't tell clearly whether everything will happen in the future. The Qi family, which once caused a stir in the Wu Dynasty, died in obscurity in Yunzhong Mansion that night
——At least after Shi Yuanji's body appeared, their existence became insignificant.
Part of the Qi family, headed by Qi Yan, was once besieged in a wooden building in the mansion. After the chaos expanded, the wooden building was ignited by fire. Most of the old, young, women, children, and adults in the building were burned by the fire. The Life of Zhizhao Zhongyuan
The great scholar Qi Yan and his two great-grandsons hid in a water tank in the building, but the fire was too strong, and then the wooden building collapsed. They were suffocated to death in the water tank, which is similar to death cooked in five cauldrons.
He spoke boldly, but he didn't know how much suffering he suffered before his death.
The conclusion of the Yunzhong Massacre in the outside world soon became clear. Compared with the Wu Dynasty spies who participated in it and caused havoc, people were more inclined to the conspiracy and trouble caused by the Black Flag Army behind the scenes - to the outside world, both
Parallelism is defined as the cooperation between the Wu Dynasty and the Black Flag Army. The dignified Wu Dynasty Zhengshuo has already knelt before the devil of the southwest.
There is an undercurrent surging inside.
On the evening of the ninth day of July, Yunzhong Mansion handed Dai Mo's last remaining manuscript to Shi Liai's desk. After reading it, Shi Liai burned the manuscript and ordered that this was a plan of provocation by a traitor and that no further investigation would be carried out.
But the whole news gradually spread among the middle and high-level Jurchens. Whether it was true or false, the murder of Shili Ai's grandson pointed the finger at Wanyan Zongfu. This matter is complex, strange, and intriguing.
For a long time, the Jurchen and Eastern imperial courts had checks and balances on each other and were interdependent. When Aguda was there, he naturally had unquestionable authority. When Wu Qimai was still in good health, everything was fine. But in general, after the establishment of the dynasty, Aguda
The direct blood relatives are a group of forces. The core of this force is in the Eastern Court. Initially, it was headed by Wanyan Zongwang, the second son of Aguda. Zongwang followed, the third son Zongfu, and the fourth son Zongbi (Wushu). However, their reputation and power have declined.
It can't compare to Zong Wang, who was almost trained as a prince in the beginning.
In the west, the military god Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan), Wanyan Xiyin, and even the original undefeated god of war Wanyan Loushi and other important generals gathered together to create the majesty of the Western Court. The Jurchens were divided into east and west parts.
, not because there is really much struggle for interests, but just because the Liao Kingdom is so large that it is easier for the two cores to trust each other to govern. In the previous years, they fantasized about the collision between the Eastern and Western imperial courts and reaped the benefits.
, that is just the imagination of a group of scholars from the Wu Dynasty that "the heart of a villain can judge the heart of a gentleman".
Zongwang's death expanded the possibility of friction. Zongfu, the third son of Aguda, was relatively honest and honest, without the domineering attitude of his elder brother. Zongbi was more domineering than his brother, but lacked strategy. Even because of his overly arrogant and willful personality, Wanyan Xi suffered a lot when he was a child.
Yin's beating. When Zongfu was encouraged by Zongbi to take over his brother's job, the friction between the east and the west gradually began to appear. But at this time, Wanyan Zonghan, who had been side by side with Aguda all his life, was just sending Zongfu to Zongbi.
Brothers are just ignorant juniors.
Wu Qimai fell, and the Jurchens launched the fourth southern expedition, which was an extremely restrained venting of domestic conflicts to the outside world - everyone understood that the overall situation was the most important thing, and had seen the choice of the superiors - at this time
, even if the two sides are provoked to start a war, for example, Zongfu attacks Xiyin, and Xiyin harms Zongfu, people can easily see that it is the group of people in the south who really benefit.
In the final analysis, the level of suspicion in the Jurchen country has not reached the level of the Wu Dynasty court in the south. The group of people sitting above the court are still the founders of the country who rode on horseback and drank wine to death.
Shi Liai's identity is the most special.
He is from a Han family with deep roots. He is in the clouds and stays in the Western Court. His official position in the Jin Kingdom is Tong Zhongshu's Pingzhangshi, which is roughly equivalent to the prime minister in charge of national affairs and opposite to the privy envoy in charge of military affairs. However,
At the same time, he also served as the commander of the Han army. If you don't understand the key point at all, you will think that he is a confidant of Zonghan, the elder of the Western Dynasty. But in fact, Shi Liai was the military advisor of Zongwang, the second son of Aguda - he was the
Zong Wang invited him to come out of the mountain.
Zong Wang's military advisor has been in the Western Court all year round. Wanyan Xiyin regards him as a friend, Wanyan Zonghan relies on him, and he has his own family power. In a sense, he is used to balance the north and the south.
A character with the most complicated identity. On the surface, he was loyal to the Eastern Court. After Zong Wang died, of course he was loyal to Zong Fu, but Zong Fu killed his grandson?
On the surface, of course, this thing is false. But if it is false, who benefits? Black Flag and Wu Dynasty do not benefit. And if it is true, the middle ground is too intriguing.
Knowing that the clues to the entire incident pointed to Zongfu at the moment Tu Qiongdeng met, Chen Wenjun in Gushen Mansion was in a trance for a while, frowning and thinking for a long time. It was still late at night on the ninth day of July, and by the next day, she
The troops did not move, and the entire Yunzhong Mansion seemed to be silent and without any sound. On July 11th, the sun was shining brightly. Chen Wenjun found Tang Minjie in the backyard of the vegetable shop who was arranging vegetables. Her appearance seemed to make Tang Minjie...
Jie was startled. He covered his injured face with a "Wow" sound, and his eyes rolled around.
Chen Wenjun walked forward and walked to his side: "Why is it Zong Fu who is framed?"
"What, what?"
"Don't pretend to be confused. I admit that I underestimated you, but why is it Zongfu? You clearly know that Shi Liai is Zongfu's person."
Tang Minjie touched his chin, then spread his hands and was stunned for a long time: "Uh... yes... ah... why?"
"What do you want to imply? Are there any back-up moves that you haven't revealed yet?" Chen Wenjun frowned, "Shi Liai betrayed the Eastern Court? Zongfu wants to beat him? Nianhan wants to prepare for seizing power and deliberately provokes Zongfu and
Shi Liai? Or do you want to point the finger at someone else..."
Chen Wenjun whispered her reasoning in a low voice. Tang Minjie, who was standing aside, looked at her innocently. When the other party's stern eyes turned around, he shouted: "This is not a child's play! Don't pretend to be stupid here!" Tang Minjie
Then he pursed his lips and nodded desperately.
"Actually... it's like this." Tang Minjie thought about it, "Mrs. Wanyan, you see, Dai Mo was an official of the Wu Dynasty. It has been almost ten years since he was captured. His wife died and his daughter was raped. He
Is there any problem with having resentment in my heart? I found him who had resentment in his heart and taught Wanyan Wenqin a bad lesson. Hehe... There is no problem with that. It was all my conspiracy. Then Dai Mo had a daughter. She
As soon as I was captured, I was recorded in the name of Wanyan Zongfu..."
He gestured with his hands: "Then...what can I do? I want to put her under the name of Marshal Zong Han, but how long have I been here? I didn't think so much, I just wanted to play a conspiracy
You are trying to kill a few young masters from the Jin Kingdom. You smart people are thinking too much. This is not good. Look at you, you have gray hair. I have heard from Boss Lu that you are beautiful and energetic..."
Chen Wenjun was unmoved: "Even if that Miss Dai is indeed under Zongfu's name, it is always your choice who to kill on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, which shows that you deliberately chose Shi Liai's eldest grandson to kill. This is your deliberate intention."
Manipulation. You didn’t choose a nephew from the Zonghan family, nor a child from my family. You chose the Shi family... I want to know what back-up you have to instigate Zongfu and Shi Liai to turn against each other? It makes people think that Shi Liai is
Have you already taken sides? Have Zongfu broken up with him? Or are you going to pull someone into trouble next?"
"It's really gone!" Tang Minjie emphasized in a low voice, and then he picked up a box of vegetables and put it away, "You smart people are difficult to deal with, and you are so long-winded and suspicious. I'm not a god, I just kill people to vent my anger. You
Do you think Shi Liai’s grandson is easy to follow? After how long you have been eyeing the opportunity, of course it’s him, uh... here we go again..."
He was talking nonchalantly, and the steel knife was placed on his neck again. Tang Minjie was so angry that he closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes and changed his face: "Hey, kill the people of Zonghan's family."
What's the benefit? What's the benefit of killing your two children? Madam Wanyan, the Jurchens chose the southern expedition instead of internal strife, which shows that they have unified their thoughts. Those scholars in the Wu Dynasty felt that one day
It's very interesting to sow discord in the evening. Let's put it this way, even if I capture the two children of your family and kill them, all the evidence points to Wanyan Zongfu. Neither you nor Mr. Gushen will seek revenge on Wanyan Zongfu.
?"
He opened his hand: "How is it possible? It must have been done by people from the Huaxia Army, it must have been done by people from the Wu Dynasty! Let me put it another way, even if it is really Zong Fu who did it, you know clearly that the two sides will fight
Get up? A loved one hates an enemy quickly. Madam, you can't hit Mr. Ceres. The people below will hold you and your husband. This thing must be done by bad people, even if Mr. Ceres wants to seek revenge.
, this matter is not a big deal, but Shi Liai’s grandson died and Zong Fu did it, hehehe, it’s really strange..."
As Tang Minjie spoke, he looked at the female guard holding the knife with a strange look. If the woman could follow Chen Wenjun, she must be a determined person with considerable abilities. At this time, Tang Minjie couldn't help but move the blade away.
Jie went to move things again and lowered his voice.
"What do you think? Mrs. Wanyan, didn't you just see that? Smart people are the most troublesome and always like to think. But my teacher said that everything..." He whispered to Chen Wenjun's ear with an exaggerated expression, "...
…Afraid of pondering.”
"Are you satisfied with this answer? Just go and think about it. In fact, there are not that many things at all. They are all coincidences. The wind was so strong on the fifth night of the Lunar New Year, so I can't count it, right." Tang Minjie started to do things, and then said something else.
One sentence, "Don't come here again. It's dangerous. I told you that someone is watching me. They might find me at some point. If they see you, Mrs. Wanyan, you won't even be able to clean yourself by jumping into the soup pot... Well, the soup pot...
…Uh, I can’t wash it clean, huh huh huh, hahahaha…”
He whispered, seeming to notice something interesting, and laughed uncontrollably.
Chen Wenjun looked at him, frowned for a while, and finally said: "Shi Liai originally stood between the two factions. He has been keeping a low profile for a long time. He will not let go of any possibility. On the surface, he suppressed the investigation, but secretly he will definitely find out Yun.
All possible enemies in the palace, you will have a hard time in the future, so be careful."
After saying this, he turned around and left. Behind him was Tang Minjie moving things indifferently.
It was already autumn, the golden leaves were falling, and the government officials were clearing out the ruins of the Qi Mansion. Mandu Daru stood beside the burned courtyard, thoughtfully.
The deputy came from the side: "Sir, what's wrong?"
"What happened that night was too chaotic, and some things have not been clarified yet." Mandu Daru pointed to the ruins ahead, "Part of the Qi family, including the old man, was burned alive here in the end. The wife who ran out
Master...I found the burned door panel, look, someone knocked on the door...who locked the door in the end?"
"Uh, sir..." the deputy hesitated slightly, "Sir Shi Lao has already spoken about this matter, isn't it... and there was a mix of dragons and snakes that night, my own people, those from the east, the south, the southwest... I'm afraid
They are not idle. If it is found that there is nothing in the south, if the carrots are really pulled out with mud, my lord..."
"Yeah, I won't check anymore." Mandu Daru frowned.
The deputy followed up from the side: "Furthermore, I have always felt that it was a bit strange to frame the incident against Lord Shi on His Highness the Third Highness. It was so strange. It didn't seem like it was done by Wu Chao or Heiqi... I always felt that,
Something else will happen..."
The tiny speculations disappeared in the autumn wind. In mid-July, Shi Liai came forward to protect many of the Qi family's belongings and returned them to the survivors of the Qi family who survived the Yunzhong tragedy. At this time, Qi Yan had already
Several middle-aged people who were the pillars of the family were also killed or injured on the night of the fire. The descendants of the Qi family were frightened and tried to send a large number of treasures, land deeds, and cultural relics to the Shi family to seek shelter. On the other hand,
He also wanted to apologize for the death of Shi's eldest grandson in his own home.
Shi Liai did not receive any money, but on behalf of the Jin Kingdom, he apologized to the Qi family who was hit by the tragedy. At the same time, he said: "I think in the future, who else will dare to touch your Qi family in the Jin Kingdom?"
Yimu! Even if you are a relative of the emperor, I, Dajin, will never let you go!"
The Yunzhong tragedy set the tone. Apart from condemning the Wu Dynasty and the Black Flag Army, no one dared to make any unnecessary comments. During this time, the news had also spread to the front line. Xi Yin, who was in Nanyang, read all the information.
He punched the table and asked someone to notify Zong Han's army at the rear to speed up.
As long as this battle can determine the outcome, no matter how many clowns appear in the future, we will not be afraid, and we can naturally deal with it slowly. But if this battle does not go well, the enemies in the rear are already trying to pry the foundation of the Kingdom of Jin. Previously, the east and west sides
The conflicts suppressed in the tacit understanding of the Southern Expedition may burst out...
In August, the situation within the Kingdom of Jin began to become weird, but this weird atmosphere did not enter the eyes of the people of the world, especially the people of the Wu Dynasty, in a short period of time. Except for the Chinese military center who had been keeping a close eye on the situation in the North,
, it took a few years for more people to notice the changes in people's minds in the Kingdom of Jin.
Although many Jurchen dignitaries were already preparing for the future after Wu Qimai fell ill, the massive southern expedition suppressed many conflicts. From then on, it seems that the internal situation in the Jin Kingdom gradually changed.
Deterioration, many seemingly non-existent effects started from this tragedy in the cloud.
During this period of time, Shi Liai, who was in charge of Yunzhong, went on a large-scale cleanup of suspicious persons among the local Han slaves, killing heads throughout the city. On the one hand, due to the pain of bereavement, no one dared to touch these people.
The bad luck of an old man. He was expanding the power of the Shi family and had to respond to the infringements he suffered. On the other hand, this old man who had been ups and downs in the political changes of Liao and Jin seemed to have been vaguely aware of the conspiracy behind the conspiracy.
Very dangerous.
Judging from some of the manuscripts he left behind in the last days of his life, Shi Liai’s thunderous methods against the Han people in Yunzhong Prefecture during this period were precisely to uncover the suspected “inner demons” of the southwest hidden behind the shadows.
Power. However, the shadow behind Yunzhong Mansion fell silent. He did not offer any further support related to this. Instead, he marked the period into a question mark, clearing the relationship and letting it remain in people's hearts.
Fermentation.
This is something.
In the autumn of Wu Jianshuo's tenth year, our eyes left Yunzhong and turned to the south. It seems that the news of the Yunzhong tragedy inspired the Jurchens' attack to a certain extent. In July, Yangzhou and Xiangyang were caught in the heat of war.
middle.
In Yangzhou City, Han Shizhong put on the defensive and occupied the city's defensive terrain to defend it. However, the Jurchens' offensive was fierce. At this time, many veterans among the Jin soldiers still retained their ferocity. The Khitans, Xi people, and Liaodong people who joined the army and went south
They all held their breath and tried to make contributions in this battle. The entire army's offensive was extremely fierce.
In August, Han Shizhong pretended to abandon Yangzhou and fled south. Jin Wushu was overjoyed and led a large army to pursue him. He wanted to behead Han Shizhong in order to show the world. Later, he was ambushed and counterattacked by Han Shizhong's troops. At the head of Yangzhou city, Jin Wushu attacked with a large number of soldiers.
The siege equipment bombarded the city indiscriminately, and Hidden had the upper hand. When the battle came, he was surrounded by Han Shizhong and killed more than 3,000 Jurchen soldiers. He himself was caught by the cannon and fell from his horse, and was almost captured alive.
This battle became the most eye-catching achievement on the entire Eastern Front battlefield, but at the same time, on the battlefield near Yangzhou, there were more than 1.5 million participating troops, of which 900,000 were from the Wu Dynasty troops, divided into
About half of the twelve different teams were defeated in the first battle. After the defeat, these teams complained bitterly to the Zhenjiang camp. The reasons were different. Some of them had their military resources deducted, or some of their friendly forces were ineffective.
Or they were not equipped with swords and guns... This gave Junwu a headache and he cursed his mother repeatedly.
But compared to the first Bianliang defense battle more than ten years ago, when 100,000 Jurchen troops defeated millions of Wu Dynasty reinforcements outside Bianliang City, many troops north of the Yangtze River can still fight
The situation has improved a lot since there has been some coming and going.
The defeated army was gathered together and organized again. Soldiers who had experienced the war were slowly selected into elite units. Junwu, who was in Zhenjiang, was laying off and promoting generals every day based on the battle reports from the front.
Feeding combat-ready soldiers into the establishment of generals such as Han Shizhong. Many of the soldiers on the Jiangnan battlefield had never experienced a major bloody battle, and could only be continuously filtered and refined under such circumstances.
In September, the Yangzhou defense line finally collapsed, and the battle line gradually pushed to the edge of the Yangtze River, and then gradually retreated across the Yangtze River, with the Navy and Zhenjiang Camp as the core defense.
In October, some areas in the north of the Yangtze River that had not experienced Jurchen attacks were still resisting, but most of the troops led by Han Shizhong had withdrawn to the south of the Yangtze River. From Jiangning to Zhenjiang, and from Zhenjiang to Jiangyin, one hundred thousand naval vessels were on the river
He was ready to go, observing the movements of the Jurchen army at any time, waiting for the enemy's army to invade.
On this day, in Lin'an City, Zhou Yong summoned his daughter to the palace again and asked about the situation of the battle. For example, where were the Jurchen troops, when would they fight, and whether Jun and Wu should evacuate Zhenjiang? Are they sure?
Zhou Pei once again explained the situation on the northern battlefield. Although the battle situation in Jiangbei was not ideal, he finally withdrew across the Yangtze River, but this was something he had been mentally prepared for. After all, the Wu Dynasty army was not as battle-hardened as the Jurchen army.
When we first conquered Liao and conquered Wu, we later fought with Black Flag. Although some veterans have retired over the years, there are still a considerable number of elites who can support the army. Our Wu Dynasty army has gone through a certain amount of fighting, and the preferential treatment given to them over the years has also been
There are many people, and the training is strict. Compared with Jing Hanchao's situation, it is much better. The next step is to quench and open up, which must be watered with blood.
The three-month battle in Jiangbei resulted in victories and defeats, but quite a few of the soldiers who had actually seen blood survived. The Jurchens wanted to cross the river to fight, but they did not gain any ground. Junwu and the others had thought about it at the beginning.
, If the Jurchens attack fiercely in the first wave of attack, they will train their troops in the north of the Yangtze River and fight in the south of the Yangtze River. As for the Zhenjiang camp, which is defended layer by layer, with water and land routes extending in all directions, Junwu will naturally be fine there.
Zhou Yong nodded repeatedly: "Oh, you know this matter well, of course it is best. But...but..."
The emperor, who often looked haggard recently, was walking around the room with something in his throat, but he hesitated for a long time: "But..."
"My father has something on his mind, but it doesn't matter. There is no way to retreat from this battle with the Jurchens. My daughter and my father's family must stand together."
She increased the tone of "no retreat" in her words, trying to remind her father of something. Zhou Yong showed a smile on his face and nodded at her: "Well, there is one thing that my father heard from others.
Daughter, don’t worry too much, this is also a good thing, but, just..."
"..." Zhou Pei tilted his head politely and stared at him with bright eyes.
"Father, I heard that my daughter, you sent people to the southwest before..." After Zhou Yong said this, he shook his hands, "Daughter, don't be angry, my father has no other intentions, this is good... uh,
No matter what my daughter does, my father will never interfere. I will never interfere. It’s just that my father has been thinking about it recently. If there are some things that... require my father’s cooperation, please let me know... my father must know what he is doing. Daughter, you...
…”
Zhou Yong gestured to her with a smile, cautiously and tremblingly. Zhou Pei stood there, looking at the middle-aged man in front of him. After being the emperor for ten years, his white hair was uneven and he already looked old.
He is his father. He is not qualified as an emperor. Most of the time, he is more like a loving father. In fact, he was neither an emperor nor a loving father earlier. In Jiangning City, he was just like a
A prodigal prince with no self-cultivation and restraint. When did his transformation come from?
In the second year of Jianshuo, Jurchen came south. He was chased to the sea and drifted for half a year. After returning, he gradually became like a loving father. Either he felt guilty towards Jun Wu in his heart, or he finally understood the value of family affection.
Zhou Pei and Jun Wu gradually became satisfied with such a father. Even if he sat on the throne of the emperor, what else could you ask of him.
But for some reason, at this moment, Zhou Pei suddenly felt disgust in her mind. This was an emotion she had never felt before. Even if his father was in trouble on the throne, he was at least a loving father.
But at this moment, the war has started for almost four months.
Lin'an still seems peaceful, and the Jurchens have not yet crossed the Yangtze River, but only Zhou Pei understands how many people with their families have embarked on wandering and migration on the road from the bank of the Yangtze River to the south in the past few days.
How many people in the north have lost their families, or even their lives, and what an atmosphere of anxiety and solemnity there is in the south bank of the Yangtze River.
At this moment, Zhou Pei suddenly saw clearly the two words in the eyes of the smiling father in front of her. For many years, the meaning of these two words had been hanging in her father's eyes, but she only felt that it was ordinary.
At this moment, she suddenly realized the full meaning of these two words. In the blink of an eye, a chill ran down her spine and the hairs all over her body stood on end.