The Jinhebo Alliance Meeting on the sixth day of June in the sixth year of Jianyan appeared extremely hasty and haphazard.
The altar is a stone altar built in one day, and the sacrificial inscriptions are copied from historical books. There are no seals for canonizing emperors and kings, they can only be crowned, but even the golden crowns for coronation are second-hand goods picked up from the Xixia battlefield.
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As for the territorial demarcation and mutual market terms, they were only stated roughly orally. I don’t know how many lawsuits will be involved.
However, no one can deny the effectiveness of this alliance, because there are hundreds of thousands of troops and leaders of various military and political entities present. These troops and these people are enough to give anything casual or even absurd a serious or even sacred character.
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Therefore, after the alliance, as a semi-passive participant, although the international friend Zheng Zhichang almost suffered from heatstroke and was a little panicked by some words in the memorial text, he still wrote quickly as soon as he returned to the camp, recounting the experience of that day.
Jotting down hastily... He planned to sort out his legendary experiences accompanying the Emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasties and compile them into notes as soon as he returned home.
Of course, it is inevitable to polish yourself up.
In addition, it is said that several intellectuals such as Lu Benzhong, including Yue Fei, Qu Duan, and Liu Yan, also recorded the alliance in detail in the form of notes.
Of course, Zhao Guan's family would definitely disdain such low-end expressions. He is much more high-end. He doesn't record things... He just roughly recorded his life feelings in his notebook that night, lamenting the misery of the Khitan people who left their hometown.
, expressed his simple national feelings.
Finally, at the end, I briefly pointed out the significance of my small work of unifying Chinese consciousness and the concept of the Chinese nation through this alliance, and cleverly bypassing the military to cause a huge blow to the Jurchens.
Without further ado, the alliance is established, but the next few days are unlikely to cause any domestic shocks, but rather boring and cautious disbanding of the army during the confrontation.
The Song army first made large-scale corresponding actions. The troops began to gradually disperse in numbers of two thousand to three thousand people under the leadership of various commanders. However, they did not retreat in one piece. Instead, some crossed the river and went outside the river, and some
Those who rushed forward to the prefecture of Dongsheng Prefecture, and those who walked back did not retreat directly, but established a withdrawal channel behind them.
However, it may be that the previous alliance seriously irritated the Jurchens, so despite the huge logistical pressure, the Jurchens still took this opportunity to launch several small-scale exploratory attacks, but they were defeated by Yue Fei, the head coach of the Song Army who had been well prepared.
Deal with it appropriately.
In this way, until late June, the Jurchens finally couldn't hold on any longer and began to organize themselves to go south to eat and settle down. Most of the coalition forces also officially conducted a large-scale retreat along the Hetao-Xingling Road.
After many years of war, the reward and punishment system of the imperial camp system has become very credible. According to past practice, it is true that there are not enough material preparations around the Hetao, so large-scale military merit statistics and rewards should at least wait until we return to Chang'an.
But there was an emergency? As deputy commander-in-chief, he attacked Xingqing Mansion this time, and his contribution was second only to Yue Fei. Hu Hongxiu's Qu Duan still got the order on the spot? He became the successor to Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Li Yanxian, Zhang Jun, Zhang Rong, and Wu Jie.
, after Wang Yan, another festival-building general.
Considering that Wang Yan was transferred to a civilian position early, and Qu Duan was a serious military commander in the imperial camp system, it can be said that after several ups and downs, Qu Duan officially became the seventh commander-in-chief of the Song Dynasty.
minister.
As for Wang De, he is also participating in the war as a deputy commander this time. Coupled with his resume and status as deputy commander of the Imperial Army, it is very likely that he will eventually establish a alliance and become the eighth commander... But that may take a long time. After the Holy Emperor returns to the capital, he will go to the Privy Council and discuss it with the prime ministers, and then come back to explain.
After all, it was a step too late.
Of course, Yue Fei must also imitate Han Shizhong and become the governor of the three towns? But it is hard to say whether he will be granted the title of county king, because Yue Pengju is too young after all? He himself may not want to ask for this? There are some opinions between monarchs and ministers. .
Li Shifu, on the other hand, has made a great contribution this time, and he has become the deputy commander of the Imperial Cavalry Army early. However, he is too young, and he is a party member, and he is still claiming to be a hereditary tribe. How he will be rewarded this time is really surprising. consider.
Of course, these are all posthumous affairs. There is a reason why Qu Duan directly established the festival. He will lead a considerable number of Jiaqi and Yelu Yujian to stay around Hetao.
On the one hand, it was to assist in the defense and establish border defenses, and on the other hand, it was to supervise the Khitan people's transfer of the city of Ketun to the Western Mongolian King Huerza Husi... In addition, there was also the intention to unite with Han Shizhong and Wu Jie's subordinates to search for Li Qianshun and his son. There is also the task of selling grain here to use as war horses, and recruiting Mongolian and Party soldiers who are good at riding and shooting to join the imperial cavalry.
At the same time, Wu Jie, who has taken over the defense area outside Hewai, will cross the river directly from Jinhebo, but he wants to lead his headquarters and Han Shizhong in the south to advance north and south to take over and control the six states outside Hewai. Fastest update on mobile phone: :
The six states outside the river are also very troublesome. Three of them are the homeland of the Khitan, and they are also border areas. There are many remnants of the Liao Kingdom. Together with the Khitan and Xi tribes gathered over the Hengshan Mountains, according to the covenant, they must also be given Yelu Dashi. , and it is impossible for Zhao Jiu to let Yelu Dashi's army stay in his country for a long time... At the same time, in the other three states, there is a Zhe family who is extremely sensitive within the Song Dynasty and involves many basic political attitudes of the court. Existence must be controlled first and then judged.
What's more, we still have to worry about the Jurchens across the river, and we have to consider the autumn harvest in just over a month.
All in all, the entire northwest was in a mess after the war. It can't be done slowly or quickly, and it can't be rushed or delayed.
Under this situation, the Zhao Guan family neither paid attention to Zhe Keqiu's plea nor cared about Li Qianshun's life or death. They just returned with Yelu Dashi and the two Mongolian kings, and together they led the army along the old road of Hetao. To withdraw is to prepare to return to Guanzhong from the place of Xingling.
Arriving at Wulahai City in Hetao, the two Mongolian kings were the first to say goodbye. Zhao Jiu could not help but hold hands to see each other off. His attitude was much better than that of Wu Qimai... And Quduan and Yelu Yujian also led some troops to stay. .
At the end of June, in the late summer and early autumn, Zhao Jiu and Yelu Dashi turned southward hand in hand.
By the beginning of July, after the army moved into Keyi Gate, the party items had been properly divided. Zhao Guan's family promised a temporary imperial camp establishment of 10,000 people. Those who had meritorious service and the best among them were absorbed into the imperial camp system by Yue Fei, Wang De, and Li Shifu. , the rest were gradually released according to age, region, and tribe, and a small number of older party members who were Xiwen were awarded positions such as general judge and county magistrate.
However, more of those who hold the so-called "Quan Zhi County" position, and are even directly designated as Quan Zhijun or Quan Zhizhou by the imperial edict, are those who have sufficient qualifications and military merits in the army...According to the The public political commitments announced by Zhao Guan's family at Keyi Gate. These were originally only the fifth-class scholars in the palace examination, and it was impossible for them to transition into serious official careers for half their lives. As long as they can ensure the stability of the Xinna area and basic affairs such as autumn harvest and taxation, Therefore, even if the province later adjusted and merged small prefectures and counties like Xixia, they would not be downgraded, but would be promoted to other places as officials.
In other words, a considerable number of Jinshi who followed the army accumulated military merit and qualifications through joining the army, and actually officially entered the official career.
Not only that, as soon as he passed through Keyi Gate, Zhao Jiu once again officially conveyed the decree, removing Hu Hongxiu from the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, replacing him with the official position of Ningxia Road Manager, and redeemed the previous political commitment at the Wende Hall on the spot.
, and named this civil servant who was born as a royal student the Marquis of Dingyuan.
Hu Canjun, whose hair was still short, went from an almost marginalized Privy Council editor to the highest-ranking local official in the empire in just over half a year. He even directly surpassed him because of his title.
Liu Ziyu, his old boss, Lin Jingmo, who was once the number one civil servant among close ministers, Wang Yan, who once touched the threshold of a handsome minister... This kind of almost crazy thing, but no one objected.
Because who would have known that the meritorious service accomplished by Xiao Hu when he joined the army was enough to make him famous in history and transcend the shackles of a regular official position.
In future history books, this almost legendary experience will probably consume more words than the lives of some prime ministers.
In mid-July, the Song and Liao allied forces arrived at Xingqing Mansion.
Let's say that after hearing that Zhao Guan's family entered Keyi Gate, Guanzhong would accumulate a lot of documents, memorials, and notes. When they arrived at Xingqing Mansion, a dense number of memorials just happened to arrive.
Yelu Dashi knew what was going on, so he went into the city and sat down. He invited himself to stay outside the city without saying anything, and he directly said goodbye and returned to the west.
Of course, Zhao Jiu knew that this should be the case, and had already prepared for it. He asked Wang De to stay and protect him, while Yue Fei led all the other troops to 'escort' the Khitan people from Lanzhou... and also took over the entire territory of Lanzhou and raided the area.
The meaning of the stable Xishou Baotai Military Division.
Of course, no matter what, as said that day, we say goodbye today and don’t know when we will see each other again. In addition, he is an emperor after all, so of course Zhao Guan’s family will personally go out of the city thirty miles to see him off.
But just the night before, someone dared to wake up the Zhao Guan family from their sleep, who had to work hard the next day.
"Official!" Yang Yizhong, who came overnight, ignored the dust and the dust, and bowed down in the old palace of Xixia.
"Just say it!" Zhao Jiu sat up from the couch. Hearing the sound, he couldn't hurry under the candlelight that had just been lit.
"I am incompetent!" Yang Yizhong bowed his head in front of the bed and faced him. "I am extremely ashamed. I really didn't find anything, not even any information. A few people who reported their names were all fake after careful inspection. They only found
As for the remnants of some distant relatives of Zhang Yongzhen's clan, they couldn't tell clearly...Hou Dan, on the other hand, has a serious cousin whose family is still alive. He is good at making decisions and has already found an adoptee for him from among his cousin's children.
Rewards and favors were all given directly according to the official’s instructions.”
"That's good... Actually, in the past six or seven years, Yan'an has been visited twice by Lou Shi, and it's normal to not find him. But my cousin Hou Dan is lucky." Zhao Jiu was startled for a moment, and then laughed dryly.
"Yes." Yang Yizhong responded quickly.
"Those women and children who pretended to be Zhang Yongzhen's wife and children to find you, didn't they make things difficult for them?" Zhao Jiu suddenly remembered something.
"No, I just scolded them once and sent them back. A few of them were obviously members of the clan and their husbands made the decision to deceive them. I made my own decisions and dealt with the men."
"That's good, you've worked hard, go and have a rest!" Zhao Jiu couldn't urge him enough, so he didn't ask in detail, and he didn't dare to ask in detail. "This matter can be investigated slowly and carefully by the local officials of Yan'an and Longxi in the future."
"yes……"
"Is there anything else?" Zhao Jiu woke up slightly.
"Just before I left, the prince of Yan'an County returned from the Jinning Army. He held a banquet in the city for several days and confiscated the seizures and inventory of Yan'an Mansion as a reward for old friends."
"I know." Zhao Jiu nodded when he heard this, his expression unchanged. "Is there anything else?"
“Yan’an’s registered permanent residence is 23% out of 10, and the actual population is estimated to be 20% or 30% less.”
"Any more?"
"Yang Zheng..."
"Let Wu Jie explain this to me."
"You can ask for it..."
"We can discuss this later when we return to Beijing."
"yes."
"Is there more?" Zhao Jiu asked.
"There are always things." Yang Yizhong bowed his head and responded. "But most of the rest can be attributed to Hu Caosi (Hu Yin), but they are not enough to disturb the official's sleep."
"Then go down and have a rest early." Zhao Jiu said seriously under the candlelight. "Thank you for your hard work, Zhengfu."
Yang Yizhong bowed his head and resigned, while Zhao Jiu blew out the candle and lay back on the couch. Although he did not toss and turn, he kept his eyes open for half the night, staring at the dark roof, dazed for half the night.
The next day.
Zhao Guanjia stood up as usual, and because today was the day when the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the Emperor of Khitan parted ways, Lu Benzhong, Ren Baozhong, Zheng Zhichang, and even Hu Hongxiu, Yue Fei, Wang De and others naturally prepared early, and the generals arranged their arrangements outside the city
Not to mention, several close ministers and civil servants came to see the official, but they bumped into Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan appearing together, and they were also shocked.
Especially Ren Baozhong, who has been with Liu Yan for a long time. He knew that Liu Yan was in charge of the imperial cardinal. He was a man with real power, but he was serious and down-to-earth. Then he heard that there was Yang Tongzhi who was more useful than Liu Yan, but also had a clever mind.
Several times... This time I suddenly saw it, so I naturally became more careful.
Although Yang Yizhong looked majestic, his words were kind and gentle, making people feel like a spring breeze... But the more he was like this, the more cautious Ren Baozhong became.
Of course, it was impossible for the Zhao Guan family to pay attention to the small actions of their close ministers. There was a Khitan emperor waiting for him outside the city.
It was the end of early July, and it was a crisp autumn day. Zhao Jiu had breakfast, and was not wearing any armor. He was just wearing a cloth coat with sleeves and a gold belt, and he led Yang Yizhong and his ministers out of the Xixia Old Palace. Immediately, everyone
They got on their horses together and first met Hu Hongxiu who was waiting not far outside the palace, and then met Wang De inside the city gate. Then they came out of the west gate of Xingqing Mansion with a crowd in front and behind them. After passing the Tang Canal, which was restored to smooth flow in the west of the city,
Before arriving at the coalition camp, Yue Fei led most of the Song army's officers and soldiers, and Yelu Dashi led all the Khitan officers and soldiers who were ready.
Zhao Jiu met Yue Fei and others first, and without stopping, he went to the Khitan army. After meeting with many Khitan officers under Yelu Dashi, as well as Bilege and others, the two emperors were not vulgar people, but Yelu
Dashi immediately raised his hand slightly, and Zhao Jiu returned the courtesy slightly, then marched directly abreast, leading countless soldiers and soldiers to set off... They had been marching like this for more than a month before.
The army is magnificent, especially when the autumn harvest is approaching at the foot of Helan Mountain. The mountains are on the right, like galloping horses galloping into the sky; the river is far to the left, and the light can be seen in the distance across the golden sea of wheat. However, the army still follows the strict military discipline as when Yue Fei was the commander.
, only went west to the foot of Helan Mountain, and then turned south along the mountain, with Long Hu as the leader. Along the way, various flags meandered along the mountain, but they were fluttering in the autumn wind, which was really spectacular.
At noon, Yelu Dashi tried to persuade him, but Zhao Guan's family caught his hand on the horse. He said that after this farewell, he didn't know when we would meet again, so he had to send him off again. Yelu Dashi couldn't bear it, so he could only agree. .
So the two of them rode together and continued to walk along Helan Mountain for a while. In the afternoon, the sun had already set behind the tall Helan Mountain. When they reached a mountain pass, they suddenly saw the autumn sunshine reflected on the yellow sand across the mountain, and they couldn't help but stop their horses.
At this point, both of them knew that it was difficult to send them off. Behind them were Yue Fei, Xiao Weili, and all the generals and people gathered around, waiting for the Emperor Zhao Song and the Khitan Emperor to speak.
"His Majesty!"
Yelu Dashi, who was on the right side of the two men, was dressed in cloth with a curtain hat and a gold belt around his waist, which was a gift from Zhao Guan's family. After looking at the grand scene to the west for a while, he suddenly turned around and smiled. He was the first one. He opened his mouth and said, "What mountains, waters, land and scenery!"
"Who says it's not?" Zhao Jiu sat on the horse, holding the reins and laughing when he heard the words. "It's just that there are great rivers and mountains in this world, so what's not magnificent? We people must do our best, and we can't let these rivers and mountains down. good."
"Your Majesty has never failed the Song Dynasty!"
"Da Shi Lin Ya has never let down his family!" Zhao Jiu, whose eyes were slightly bloodshot, smiled softly. "I also asked Da Shi Lin Ya to atone for my sins. I called him before leaving, but I am used to this title."
"It doesn't matter." Yelu Dashi replied with a sigh. "Today's Lord of Liao and Lin Ya in the past, how could they be at odds with each other? It's just that the past is no longer the same. Even if we achieve success in the future, we won't be disappointed with our homeland. I'm afraid I will have regrets in my heart! "
"In life, nine out of ten people will not get what they want." Zhao Jiu also sighed. "Who doesn't have regrets? Just do your best and obey fate!"
Yelu Dashi nodded and was about to say goodbye, but for some reason, he almost cried. He could only bow his head and endure it. After a moment, he forced a smile: "That day at the lakeside, His Majesty said: 'Ten thousand miles of Yinshan and ten thousand miles of sand'. Today at the foot of Helan Mountain, the big stone is about to travel thousands of miles. With your majesty’s poetic talent, you don’t know if you have any poems to give me? I can show them off in the future.”
Zhao Jiu was silent for a moment, then nodded, but then shook his head: "I had thought of an old poem for a long time, which was very suitable for the occasion, but when I said it now, I felt a little guilty."
"Why?" Yelu Dashi continued to laugh. "Is it because Dashi can't bear this word?"
"It's you and I can't afford it." Zhao Jiu responded calmly. "The end of this word is too arrogant, and it has the spirit of capturing the dragon, binding the tiger, and sweeping the world... The big stone forest teeth will go westward and sweep the Western Region. Although I am dead I tried to survive and build a foundation, but in the end I was on the safe side; and although I gained the upper hand this time, I turned around and faced the Jurchens who did not suffer any losses, but I inevitably lost some confidence."
"That's right." Yelu Dashi nodded in response. "What your Majesty said is true... There is no need to mention Dashi's journey to the west. This time, the Jurchens seem to have been preparing to retreat to the two rivers. In fact, their strength has not been damaged at all. They have recovered so far after avoiding the banquet. , we have to work harder and work hard, otherwise there is really no way to capture the dragon and bind the tiger."
Zhao Jiu responded with a wry smile.
Yelu Dashi also finally handed over his hand: "In this case, the Dashi will go westward. Your Majesty, can you have any words to teach me?"
Zhao Jiu nodded solemnly, ignoring that Brother Bile was right behind him, and faced him directly: "The clowns of the Western Regions are vulnerable to a single blow. Da Shi Linya does not need to be frightened by them. Just do it. I belong to China and I am the emperor. If If you need it, it’s your duty to do so!”
Yelu Dashi nodded.
Zhao Jiu also continued to ask: "What about Dashi Linya? Do you have any words to teach me?"
"Be careful of the Mongols!" Yelu Dashi said solemnly. "Since ancient times, the grasslands have flourished, and hundreds of tribes have emerged... Whoever controls the grasslands, learns blacksmithing, knows the art of war, practices tactics, and has always been poor and endures poverty, will naturally
The rise has nothing to do with what race or species they are... Therefore, the Mongols cannot keep themselves from being just another family of Jurchens. Your Majesty must not capture the dragon with your left hand and control the tiger with your right hand."
After these words were spoken, Zhao Jiu certainly admired him, and all the civil and military officials behind him were also in awe.
But up to this point, the two of them had just exchanged words and were no longer prepared to get into any more entanglements.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiu just wanted to surrender to Yelu Dashi and then turned around to return to the city. However, when he turned his head, he saw the army beside him marching southward while he was talking to Yelu Dashi. The smoke and dust billowed like a yellow dragon. In addition, Helan Mountain was missing from the side. There were countless heroes in the world.
Right in front of him, he thought about the fact that he had sent people to search for several months, but could not find Zhang Yongzhen's wife and children. He also thought that this journey was like a cook cutting off an ox, and it was a victory over the general trend. The official's mind kept changing.
Then he reined in his horse and turned around, laughing:
"Although there are no poems, there is an empty song, and it is sent off with the big stone forest teeth."
Below the boulder, everyone was shocked, but then they were relieved... Since this official is good at lyrics and knows music naturally, he is probably afraid of being famous for being a multi-talented person, so he is unwilling to show off his sensual skills. As for the leader of one country for another
Although there are some ancient rituals for the leader of a country to sing songs, he has been crowned and the Yelu Dashi is going to go away again. Who cares about this?
It will only be a good story in the future.
So they each sat on their horses and listened.
And Zhao Jiu stood on horseback, neither using instruments nor singing lyrics, just casually humming the tunes like ordinary people in the market... As soon as the tune came out, although it was obviously a bit unfamiliar and unstable, it could not stand up to the majesty of the tune, and it was continuous.
The rhythm of the rapid upward movement is like the Helan Mountain turning into war horses galloping one after another; then it becomes graceful and majestic, like the yellow sand rolling behind the mountain barrier; then, it turns a thousand times, and the heroism gradually rises, and it is faintly connected with the mountains and rivers, and the wind and the wind.
Flags and horses, armies and soldiers, people, family and country, life and death, victory and defeat, gains and losses, traveling through deserts, crossing rivers, crossing grasslands, experiencing fields, and all these people
Experienced in the heart, gradually become one.
Below Yelu Dashi, there were also the surrounding civil and military officials. They gradually became enchanted, but their expressions changed with the tune. They didn't know how they thought about the life and death of their family and country, and the success and failure of victory and defeat. They were actually a little crazy listening to it.
However, after humming the song, it came to an abrupt end. Zhao Jiu didn't say much, and just put his hands in front of each other: "The tumbling in my heart is uncontrollable, which makes Dashi Linya laugh!"
Yelu Dashi was the first to react, but he just handed it over and said, "May I ask, Your Majesty, if there is a name for the song?"
"'Iron-Blooded Heart'." Zhao Jiu blurted out.
"What a good name." Yelu Dashi raised his head and sighed, then laughed. After laughing for a while, he sighed loudly again. "What a name! It's also a good song! It's enough to get this song as a gift! Your Majesty, please come back!"
After saying this, the Xiliao emperor turned his horse's head, hummed the tune he had just heard, and then without looking back, he rode his horse southward. The Khitan soldiers around him did not dare to neglect, and galloped directly to follow.
Zhao Jiu also had no extra words. He just nodded slightly to Yue Fei who was going to 'escort' him, then turned around, reined in his horse calmly, and led the others away.
As the saying goes, it is July, and the fields are rolling in golden colors. Although the sun is getting late, we can slowly return from the foot of Helan Mountain.
PS: Thank you to classmate Luolida for being so cute. This is the 144th cute moment in this book. Thanks to Little Rabbit for being so cute. This is the 145th cute moment in this book.