Xixia envoy Gao Shouyi never thought in his life that he would receive such a short and frightening note from the Song Dynasty.
The content on the note was so absurd, so devoid of etiquette, but it also carried the personal signature of Emperor Zhao Song, and it was he who entered the palace of Zhao Song and personally showered in front of the famous nameless stone pavilion.
Qiu Yu only received it after a stick of incense... At that time, a scholar from Zhao Song Yutang, who had a fat and white face and an elegant posture, handed the note to him with his own hands, and also presented him with a hardcover "Historical Records", which could not be faked at all.
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To be honest, after returning to the Xixia Embassy on the Bianhe River in the west of the city with this important note and the "Historical Records", Gao Shouyi didn't sleep all night. He once thought about making a pot of mutton soup in his bedroom and directly
Use this book as firewood, stuff this note into a pot, stew it until it's mashed, and eat it with the meat.
But in the end I didn’t dare.
The threat from the Zhao Song official family in the note was so straightforward that he could not imagine that he would cover it up and one day it would appear in the Song Dynasty newspaper and the world would know about it. How would he deal with it then?
In the final analysis, this matter actually lies in the fact that no matter how dilapidated and messy the Song Dynasty was after Jingkang, this huge country still stood up again after the Yaoshan War and was still the largest country in the world today. Therefore, this big country
The official family of the Song Dynasty is still the most powerful person in the world... really the most powerful person in the world. In the north, there are still three brothers who rule together, but in the south, this one keeps his word.
And the things that such a person does, no matter how ridiculous, he, an envoy from a small foreign country, must treat it as a big deal and treat it with great caution.
So, after a sleepless night, the Xixia envoy finally called his ghostwriter early the next morning, and carefully wrote a memorial, briefly describing what happened, which served as a buffer for his country's leader.
Then, someone sealed the humiliating note and the "Historical Records" together into a tight box. Along with the ghostwritten memorial, they rushed out of the autumn of the fifth year of Jianyan.
Tokyo rain curtain.
He honestly followed the wishes of the Zhao Song official family.
Of course, even so, it is almost conceivable that by the time the news is sent to Xixia, it will probably be late autumn.
Therefore, instead of expecting a reaction from the leader of the Xixia Kingdom who has experienced countless Song and Liao emperors, it is better to focus on the Taixue Competition and Palace Examination that have been postponed to the end of autumn this year, and prepare for the Motivation Shop.
Regarding the package of financial reform plans launched by the Communist Party of China, it seems that the trends of the Jin people are more noteworthy when considering things from a military point of view.
Isn't it because the peace talks failed, and then it's the autumn season again? According to past customs, it's time for the Jin people to come.
really.
It can only be said that as expected, just when the confidants of the Xixia envoys were rushing across thousands of miles just to deliver a note, an unexpected war broke out between Song and Jin Dynasty at an expected time and in an expected place.
During the conflict... Wu Lin, the deputy commander of the Imperial Rear Army, who was responsible for the garrison in Yanzhou, suddenly encountered a surprise attack from the Jin army in Yan'an Prefecture in the north. Wan Yanhuo, the commander of the Yan'an March Division of the Jin army, personally led his troops south. His own army
The flag also appeared on the front lines.
Of course, since it was an expected offensive, Wu Lin, who had been prepared for it, would not suffer any loss. He relied on the Diaoyin Mountain Camp that had been operated as early as the Qu Duan era at Diaoyin Mountain Pass to successfully block Wanyan's attack.
After two days of fierce fighting, the two sides quickly turned into a tactical confrontation.
But the interesting thing is that, during the confrontation between Song and Jin Dynasties in Diaoyin Mountain, the Danzhou area (east of Yanzhou), which had been greatly alert, did not have the expected battle. Instead, the Danzhou area northwest of Yanzhou
The Security Army and the Gyeongju area encountered a surprise attack by the Jin Army.
The partial division of the Jin army obviously went up against the Luoshui River in the north, attacking cities and villages along the way.
Caught off guard, in the northern part of Gyeongju, the core area of the Security Army was captured by the Jin army. Even the main city of the Security Army, Guoluo Village (later Zhidan County area), was cut off from news. The imperial camp stationed there was under the control of the rear army.
Guan Guo Hao and his three thousand field elites were temporarily missing from the news.
The news reached Fangzhou to the south of Yanzhou. Wu Jie, the commander of the imperial army who was stationed there, was shocked for a moment, but he was in a daze. For a moment, he did not dare to send troops to rescue Guo Hao without authorization. He just repeatedly sent troops to Chang'an behind him.
Three officials, Yu Wenxuzhong, Han Shizhong and Hu Yin, asked for instructions.
Relatively speaking, as the Kansai base camp that has been repeatedly authorized and guaranteed by Zhao Guanjia, Chang'an responded very directly and quickly. Yu Wenxuzhong issued an order in his capacity as Prime Minister, requiring Wu Jie to immediately send troops in person via Yanzhou to the direction of Qingzhou.
In order to rescue Guo Hao; at the same time, Hu Yin, the fifth transfer envoy from Guanxi, went north to Fangzhou in person, taking over Fangzhou and serving as the governor's logistics there; while Han Shizhong, the king of Yan'an County, immediately mobilized some troops to go to Tongzhou in person to
To respond.
It must be said here that Wu Jie's hesitation and confusion were not due to his incompetence, but because his thinking was restricted by his status as a soldier, and that was why he was momentarily stunned by Wanyan Huonv.
You must know that from a grand strategic point of view, the Jin Army has no reason to attack the Bao'an Army, because even if it captures the Bao'an Army, it will have to face complex terrain if it wants to turn south, as well as the nearly century-old war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia.
The walled city erected in the middle of the forest... and the backwaters of the Security Army could not even bring some relief in terms of logistical supplies to Wanyan Huonv's main force of more than 20,000 Jin troops.
Of course, the whole of northern Shaanxi is a remote and remote area, and the logistics for Wan Yan Huo Nu have always been transferred by the Jin Army from the Xijing (Datong) area of their home country.
But in any case, from a military perspective, when Wanyan Huonv goes to fight against the security forces, she is fighting against the security forces. There really is no strategic value at all.
Relatively speaking, Danzhou, located to the east of Yanzhou and southeast of Yan'an Prefecture, next to the Yellow River, should be the place that really deserves attention. Whenever the Jin army has the intention of going south, whether it is to occupy and expand the territory in Hexi, or to learn from the former Loushi
If you go down the river and go straight to Guanzhong, you should start from here.
In fact, during the Battle of Yaoshan last year, when Lou Shi led the main force to move south along the Beiluoshui River, it was at this time that Wanyan Huonv, who was entrenched in Yan'an Prefecture, led a partial army to march along the Yellow River to Danzhou.
And it was a huge success.
Therefore, from the perspective of Wu Jie, a former enemy commander, he really could not understand why Huonv did not come to Danzhou and instead went to fight against the security forces.
However, Huonv did not attack Danzhou, but attacked the security forces which had no strategic significance.
As for the quick response in Chang'an, it is not that Yu Wenxuzhong, Hu Yin, etc. are still completely ignorant of the military command, nor that they suddenly became famous military officials, but that they, as civil servants, combined with the civil strife in Jin Dynasty, stuck
The information about Han Shen's death, combined with the situation where Wanyan Huonv was stationed in Yan'an Prefecture with inappropriate troop deployment, made it possible to guess the subtle state of mind and situation of Huonv.
This time the Jin army went south after autumn. From a time point of view, it was the same as before, but it was very likely that Wanyan Huonv sent troops without authorization.
And if this is the case, it would seem reasonable for the living women to attack the security forces... because without the cooperation of the main force of the Hedong Jin Army, it would be impossible for the living women to truly go south, and it would be impossible to form any strategic goals. On the contrary,
It is more realistic to provoke border provocations and take advantage of the situation to enrich the security forces.
The following situation verified this conjecture... Throughout the end of August to the beginning of September, as the living women launched the offensive, the Song Army's Guanxi base camp hurriedly responded, and Li Yanxian in Shaanzhou also kept passing on news, but they all repeated one fact,
That is, the Hedong Jin Army did not respond on a large scale.
After Wu Jie personally led 10,000 elite rear troops of the royal camp into Qingzhou and began to fight northward for Wubao with the Jin army, the difficulties and weakness of the female soldiers became more obvious. It can be said that this is the end of the war.
The fact that this person sent troops without authorization is completely confirmed.
Of course, it has to be said that the person who was caught off guard by the living girl could not be just a Song Dynasty person.
"Live girl!"
In mid-September, the news that the living women sent troops without authorization reached the Chancellery of Yanjing. On the spot, some powerful figures became angry and even threw the memorial to the ground.
However, this person was none other than someone who had always had a good temper. Now he was the third prince who believed in Buddhism, and was now the Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty.
This kind of contrast inevitably made the civil and military officials of the Jin Dynasty who were discussing the matter at the Chancellor's desk look sideways... Only some people were really shocked, but some people immediately realized after thinking about it for a moment that it was only natural that Yinli Duo was the most sensitive to living women.
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I have to insert a few words here and talk about the distribution of the highest power in the Jin Kingdom at this time.
In other words, since the death of Aguda, the founder of the country, due to political traditions, military deployment, blood relations, succession of thrones, founding achievements, etc., the Jin Kingdom has formed a situation in which three major political factions have stood side by side for a considerable period of time, namely the former.
The Wu Qimai faction, the leader of the country, the Aguda faction, and the Nianhan faction represented the interests of distant clan clans.
However, the Battle of Yaoshan changed everything. As the internal conflicts intensified, the former leader Wu Qimai suddenly suffered a stroke. Then Nianhan imprisoned Wu Qimai's disciples. In addition, he had just unintentionally captured Talan in Daming Mansion.
The coincidence of military power, but in a sudden and unexpected manner, completely suppressed the Wu Qibuying faction and actually took control of the government.
However, as the saying goes, Nianhan, who became the minister who actually controlled the political power of the court, deliberately attracted the Aguda disciples, but he still ignored the unity of political interests of the Wanyan family's recent branch, and underestimated the unity of political interests.
Because of the ability of a branch clan to control the government affairs, the Aguda disciples suddenly launched the Shangshutai Rebellion, killed him again, and seized power.
After the Shangshutai Incident, the Nianhan faction completely disappeared in the center. Nianhan and his son were directly physically eliminated. Their powerful subordinates, such as Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Yinshu, could be bribed, controlled, and merged; Wu Qimai
The faction was not reactivated because of disputes with the Aguda disciples over the most basic issue of the throne. Wu Qimai was still under house arrest. The disciples were in virtual exile, but Talan, the Karasuno brothers, Pu Jianu and others were in Xinxing.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he was retained in the court.
In other words, at this time, at the center of the Jin Kingdom, not to mention the young emperor, the three eldest sons of Aguda were actually in power. In addition to abolishing the core leaders of the other two factions, they also included some of the core figures of the two factions.
In order to complete the political balance. At the same time, in order to complete the basic political reform, the Jin Kingdom also used a large number of Han ministers from Liao and newly surrendered southern Han ministers as political supplements.
To be fair, this result can be regarded as a great political harmony for the Jin Kingdom, which has just left the tribal alliance and is bound to transfer to the Han Dynasty system.
In particular, Wanyan Wushu, the fourth son of Aguda, who actually masterminded the Shangshutai incident, can be said to have made huge political sacrifices for the sake of the overall situation, giving up a lot of political benefits that were easily available, and thus established a
A fairly stable political structure.
However, the fundamentals of the founding of the Jin Kingdom lie there. No matter how the political structure is established, some core issues cannot be discussed.
For example, the three brothers who are actually in power, the eldest prince, the Liao king, Pingzhang, who is responsible for military matters, and Wanyan Oben, have been doing military activities in Aguda since they were young. Later, Bo Jilie participated in the government affairs. He never had field military power, but he
The central aristocracy has great prestige...before and after the coup, and because of the Jurchen customs, they have a certain nominal power to support the new emperor, so the core interests are in the circle of Jurchen central aristocrats in the form of a tribal alliance.
The third prince, Nian Liduo, and the fourth prince, Wanyan Wushu, were simpler and more direct. One of them was the prime minister and the other was the minister. In fact, they actually took over the control of the Jin Kingdom's West Route Army and East Route Army respectively.
Here in Daikin, military power is fundamental.
However, this control is not something that the three brothers can just sit there and say, abolish the Marshal's Mansion, the eldest brother captures the general manager, the West Route Army will be with you, and the East Route Army will be mine.
The military is intertwined and involves the most basic and core political interests... Wu Shu needs to face the troublesome problem of the Eastern Route Army generals gathered in Daming Mansion, and the real problem of the rapid degeneration and corruption of the Hebei Jin Army, and Niao Liduo
Now that I have taken over the West Route Army, I also need to face the two most troublesome military leaders in the West Route Army - Wanyan Balisu from Taiyuan and Wanyan Huonv from Yan'an.
Ba Lisu is okay, especially the three Wushu brothers who are self-taught. After the coup, Yin Shuke, who was a traitor and was not safe in the late festival, was left idle, but Ba Lisu, who had the military power, stayed in Taiyuan, and the West Route Army
The frontline marching division commander and other real-power arrangements... This made Balisu abandon his eldest brother without hesitation and directly became the most powerful military leader in the country after the three brothers.
But at the same time, living girls are a huge problem, because the problem of living girls involves too many things.
First of all, of course, the living daughter's father, Wanyan Loushi, left a huge military and personnel legacy to his son within the West Route Army.
Although Lou Shi died in battle and his head was displayed to the public, and his corpse is still lying there in Yaoshan, the Jin soldiers who have been on the battlefield all know what happened. No Jin soldier will deny Lou Shi's military exploits.
, qualifications, and his own strength and greatness.
To deny Lou Shi is to deny all the heroic deeds and magnificent military exploits of the Jin Kingdom since its inception!
Even the Battle of Yaoshan, which led to the reversal of the Song and Jin Dynasties, no one denies the correctness and timeliness of the battle itself. Now when all the nobles of the Jin Kingdom talk about that battle, they only regret not listening to Lou Shi's advice earlier.
Give Lou Shi more soldiers and horses. In fact, as early as when Nianhan was still alive and Wu Qimai was not angry and had a stroke, the Jin Kingdom had already unified its caliber. The reason why Lou Shi died was because of Yaoshan's death.
Therefore, the defeat was due to the recurrence of Wanyan Loushi's old injuries and his loss of command and combat capabilities on the battlefield.
It is said that there are no heroes, so Zhuzi became famous, and people like Zhao Songguanjia, Han Shizhong, Qu Duan and Wu Jie took advantage.
Even the Song people, after experiencing such a thrilling battle, had no intention of belittling the Lou family. This can be seen from the fact that as soon as the battle was over, the Zhao Song officials promoted Liu Ziyu, who opposed sending troops.
Secondly, after Nianhan's death, there was a general distrust of the Central Committee among the Western Route Army.
There’s nothing much to say about this... Nianhan was the founder of the West Route Army. He died suddenly. The West Route Army didn’t react which is the strangest thing. Just think about it and you’ll know why the living girl can maintain such a strong presence in Yan’an Prefecture.
The main force of the Piaojin Army was immobile, and there must be a reason for being sticky. Even if Ba Lisu could take advantage of the opportunity and jump up, wouldn't he also take advantage of this?
But again, it involves the issue of the Jin Kingdom's basic national policy.
Wu Shu launched the coup, on the one hand, he was seeking the political interests of the faction, but on the other hand, he was aware of the rapid degeneration and corruption of the Jin army early on, and the reality of the rapid reversal of the power balance between the Song and Jin Dynasties, and he was determined to take power and carry out internal reforms.
reason.
And this reason has been actively recognized by the Third Prince Yin Liduo, Wanyan Talan, and many Han ministers... Although the fundamental reasons for these people's recognition are different, on the whole they support the basic political appeal of Wu Shu.
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Doing so means giving up the national policy of military attack and plunder, and stopping expansion. In other words, this coup itself has the political overtone of changing from offense to defense, giving up war and making peace.
But, so to speak, the Zhao Song official family in the south did not look like a Zhao Song official family at all. They almost acted like a rogue and refused to negotiate for peace, and even successfully attacked Jingdong... Of course, the battle at Jingdong exceeded the expectations of the highest officials in the north and south at the same time. The battlefield
What happened above is beyond the control of anyone far away in the temple... But in any case, this also gave the main fighting forces within the Jin Kingdom an excuse.
You said you were negotiating for peace... were you negotiating for peace? Did the people of Song Dynasty give you face? What do you think of Jingdong's defeat?
This kind of dissatisfaction within the military has also given Huonv a certain political voice. But this time, among the documents that were thrown to the ground by Falun Dafa, Huonv was the one who led Jingdong's defeat and started from Shaanxi.
Bei used the pretense of regaining Dajin's morale to thwart others.
Finally, there is the personal grudge between Huonv and Balisu in their struggle for command of the West Route Army after Lou Shi's death.
From Yinli Duo's point of view, he prioritized recruiting more troops, changing his official position, and controlling Taiyuan. He also had some influence over Xijing (Datong) and Hezhong Prefecture, so there was of course no problem.
But on the other hand, it is only to be expected that she will be harmed because of this.
Only things turned over and over again, and the truths checked and balanced each other layer by layer... Even so, Huonv so easily sent troops regardless of the overall situation, still hit the political prestige of the entire Jin Kingdom Central Committee, and hit him hard.
The nominal leader Niliduo's personal political prestige.
If everyone followed the example of Living Girl and ignored the wishes of the central government and sent troops privately, wouldn't it lead to a huge disaster?
"Although living girls are hateful, I can only accept it for the time being."
Unexpectedly, the person who picked up Nuliduo, threw it on the ground, and said these words turned out to be the fourth prince Wushu with a pale complexion. "Not only that, but also to let Ba Li
Send reinforcements quickly to respond."
"What the Fourth Prince said is absolutely true." Wanyan Xiyin, the deputy prime minister of the capital, also expressed his attitude frankly in front of several Han officials. "After all, can Yan'an Prefecture do without the tens of thousands of soldiers?"
"This is indeed the case." The eldest prince Wanyan Onben, who was sitting in the first place, thought for a moment and shook his head helplessly. "If the peace talks fail, we cannot show cowardice to the people of Song Dynasty."
"Of course I know this truth." Yinliduo sneered, as if his anger was hard to get rid of. "But if you let the living women carry the soldiers and horses to protect themselves in Hexi again and again, what the hell is going on?! Those soldiers and horses can't let go.
, we have no intention of letting go. Have the logistics, military pay, and rewards been a little less than those in Hexi? But the living girl has to come up with an explanation, otherwise the disaster will be more serious in the future..."
Everyone present, from the three princes, to several central clan ministers, to Wanyan Xiyin and other internal reformers, including Qin Hui, Han Fang, and Hong Ya, who had just become the governor of the province, were almost all present.
They all nodded.
The living girl has indeed crossed the line. If he is not dealt with, where will the central authority be?
So what if the Daming Mansion learns from this? And will Ba Lisu use this as a reason to ask for political rewards from the central government?
However, as I said just now, the matter of living girls is not that simple. If it could be solved, it would have been solved long ago. Why is it delayed until today? Of course, if you really want to solve the problem of living girls, there is no way. Three
Prince, any one of the four princes can go directly to Yan'an. As long as the surviving girls don't make up their minds to rebel, this matter can be accomplished.
But the problem is, who can guarantee that the living women will not rebel? Who can make one of the third prince or the fourth prince abandon such great authority and go to the front line to take risks?
"Let me take a trip for my brother!"
Holding the document in his hand, Wanyan Wushu thought for a moment, and then finally let out a long sigh. "The two brothers continue to take charge of the overall situation. The restructuring of Meng'an in Hebei has been slowed down a bit. I will go to Yan'an to see the living girl and take care of it."
This war on the Western Front."
The other two princes looked at each other and said nothing.
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