The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 593 Jian Yin and Shaman

In November of the second year of Jingkang, it was freezing in the north. The Song Dynasty sent troops twice in an attempt to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, but they were defeated and lost troops and generals. In the end, they had to fold their troops and return to the original border defense line against the Liao Dynasty.

At this moment, the whole country of the Song Dynasty was shocked, and the news spread. Everyone in the Jianghu, the market, the south, the north, and the north were shocked. They all cursed the Jin Kingdom for its treachery and wolf ambition.

Many people with lofty ideals spontaneously organized teams, ranging from dozens to singles, and rushed to the Yan region to assassinate Wanyan Zonghan, the leader of the Jurchens' southern invasion.

Suddenly, the land of Yanbei was full of wars, fighting, assassinations in the city, arson and poisoning, all kinds of chaos.

However, it is a pity that under the general trend, none of these heroes from the Central Plains succeeded. They shed blood one after another, their souls were scattered outside, and the leaves could not return to their roots.

There are two major forces in the Jianghu outside the Jurchen Pass, which have always been closely related to the Jin Dynasty court. One is the Erxian Sect under Shamanism, and the other is the Jurchen Jianyin Department.

The Jurchens believe in shamanism, and there are shamans in almost every tribe. They act as gods to drive away ghosts, talk about spiritual things, and diagnose hysteria in people.

There are already records about shamans in the "Three Dynasties Beimeng Huibian": "The Wu family is cunning and talented. ... The Chinese name is Shanman. Shanman is also a Jurchen language witch, and she is like a god because of her adaptability. ."

The Wu room is Wanyan Xiyin. Wanyan Xiyin has always believed in shamanism. Shamans have positions such as immortal knowledge, great wizard, small wizard, dancer, knowledge, etc.

Overtly, there is an army of Jurchens suppressing the arrests, and secretly there are these two forces. Although most of the folk righteous people in the Central Plains who came here are just passionate, full of loyalty, and have ordinary martial arts skills, there are also a few masters among them, and there are even... The Grandmaster exists!
However, even if these people regard death as home and have the spirit of going up mountains of swords and seas of fire, they haven't even hurt Wanyan Zonghan's hair. Although they have killed some Jurchen officials nearby, so many people have sacrificed their lives in the north and their bones are in a foreign land. Except for the grandmaster, maybe he can barely Escape, almost all the others lost their lives, so this trip was considered a failure.

The largest surname in the only branch of the "Black Name Surname" is Tang Kuo.

The reason why they were called Nvzhi instead of Jurchen in Song and Liao was because the names of Zhao Zhen, Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, and Yelv Zongzhen, Xingzong of Liao Dynasty were taboo, so they were called Zhi instead of Zhen in both places.

The real situation is that it can't be defeated, and it can't be defended.

At this time, Tong Guan had resigned from the military power, and Liu Yanqing had been in charge of defense in the north. As a result, the defense did not last long. In fact, except for Yanjing, which lasted for half a month, the defense of the other fifteen states was simply paper-like. It was torn into pieces immediately.

The surnames of the Jurchen people are characterized by the difference between "surnames with white names" and "surnames with black names", and are divided into four major branches.

Among them, the "Surname of Baihao" is divided into three branches and ninety-nine surnames.

At this moment, people from the Second Immortal Sect of the Shaman Sect and the Jianyin tribe gathered in large numbers in the land of Yanyun, and launched a fishing net-like attack on the Jianghu and Green Forest of Middle-earth that came.

Among them, the men of the tribe are called Jian Yinlang, and the women are called Jian Yinniang.

It's fine if it's been confiscated for more than a hundred years. That's because the court didn't do anything and the people had nothing to do. But the court took back all the hard work of building an army, but it was attacked by a surprise attack and lost again. That's the crime of the swindler and the wolf, staining my hometown. , Wolf ambition, everyone knows it.

The Jurchen tribe originated from the ancient Mohe tribe, and their names have changed in many stages. They were first called Sushen, Yilou from the Han to Jin Dynasties, Wuji from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and Heishui Mohe from the Sui to Tang Dynasties. It was not until the Song and Liao dynasties that they were called "Jurhen" or "Nvzhi".

Zhao Tong sneaked into Huining, and initially compiled texts under Wanyan Xiyin, and lived in Xiyin's village. At that time, the neighbor woman behind the courtyard, Jian Yinniang, disguised herself as Jian Yinniang, and monitored him. When he was promoted and moved out of Xiyin's village, During the spying, he was killed by him.

The Jurchen Jianyin tribe has the surname Tang Kuo.

No more, I look forward to it day and night, I long for it in my dreams, I come back and lose it again, the century-old dream is shattered, I can't bear it anymore!
Above the Great Song Dynasty Hall, a pot of porridge was being cooked at this moment.

The word "sneak attack" is actually released upwards. In fact, the Jurchen's attack on Yanyun was not a sneak attack. If it can be a sneak attack in one place, how can it be a sneak attack everywhere?

Among them, the largest branch of the "Baihao surname" and the largest surname is Wanyan.

However, as the anti-gold voices in Yanyun became stronger in the Song Dynasty, patriots continued to go to Yan. Even if they failed before, they did not stop the heroes from going. He forgot about life and death just to kill the golden dog Wanyan Zonghan.

According to records in Jin Dynasty, there were about 115 surnames in total after the founding of the Jurchen Kingdom.

The number of Jurchen clans at this time has greatly increased compared to that of Mohe in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the surnames have also increased accordingly.

There is only one branch of the "Black Name Surname" with sixteen surnames.

The Jianyin Department is the majority of the Jurchen Department.

Emperor Daojun was naturally furious and directly dismissed Liu Yanqing from all official positions and put him in prison.

Then he followed Tong Guan's example in using troops and divided the east and west routes. One was led by Xin Xingzong and the other was led by Zhong Shidao, intending to recapture Yanyun.

However, they sent out troops several times before and after, but all lost their troops and generals. They threw away their helmets and armor and returned. Finally, they had no choice but to return to the original border line of Baigou River.

From spending money to borrow troops to recapture Yanyun last year, to now Yanyun was snatched away by the Jurchens, it took less than a year to conquer all the sixteen states.

Emperor Daojun fell seriously ill, and he stopped drinking, writing, and painting, his concubines were no longer favored, and he stopped boasting.

He issued an order to Tong Guan of Taiyuan, asking Tong Guan to be the envoy of Xuanfu and lead troops to attack Yan again.

But Tong Guan is not willing to take on this job. He is not stupid. Everyone knows how he defeated Yanjing last time. He has done what he can and has achieved the greatest fame and status he could ask for. Once again, he can't protect his troops. His reputation would be ruined and his life would be ruined. This risk was absolutely not something he could take.

He folded the book to Emperor Daojun and cried bitterly between the lines, saying that he was nearly eighty years old and now it was a problem to walk. He still had the strength to go to Yanyun. He could only pray in his heart, God bless the official family and the military fortune of the Song Dynasty.

Emperor Daojun couldn't do anything about it. Although Tong Guan resisted the order, he was indeed nearly eighty years old. It was indeed a bit outrageous to ask him to lead troops at this age, not to mention that he complained of illness and it was difficult to cure him for a while.

At this moment, there was another report from the Taiyuan General Magistrate, saying that what the Prince of Guangling County said was true. He had personally gone to the mansion to see that Prince Tong was lying on the couch and could not get up. Every time he spoke, his fluid flowed all over his clothes, and he seemed to be in pain.

Emperor Daojun was even more helpless when he saw it. Judges from various places were responsible for supervision. They all said that it was even more difficult for them to punish the crime, so they could only let it go.

After that, the emperor repeatedly failed to do anything, and he was depressed every day. The emperor Daojun got angry every time he went to court, but there was nothing he could do. Nowadays, the treasury is completely empty. It originally cost countless money to send troops and gold to attack Liao. In the end, although they captured sixteen states, they only got the city, with no return in addition to financial subsidies. After the Jurchens captured it, they returned to attack several times. Because of the failure, there is nothing we can do now, let alone a penny to spend.

Emperor Daojun had no choice but to find a reason to feel relieved. Although Yan Yun was lost, he might be able to get it back after the battle. The treasury was empty and the money was gone. After this year, the harvest would be good next year and the country and the people would be safe, and there would be more harvests. Come up.

As for consecrating Mount Tai, that's okay. Anyway, there are traitors in the west conquering this and that, doing whatever they want, so the Jin Kingdom won't take away the territory gained there, right? The second child is not a good person, how can he vomit what he has eaten to others?

After Emperor Daojun thought about it like this, he felt much better. The previous symptoms caused by the loss of Yan Yun gradually improved.

But just as it entered the twelfth lunar month, the Song Dynasty Court received a letter of credence from the Jurchens.

The letter of credence was written by Wanyan Wu Qimai himself, with an extremely arrogant tone. He mainly asked the Song Dynasty if he wanted to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun.

If you want to take it back, you have to agree to three conditions. If the three conditions are met, you will return Yanyun to the Song Dynasty. From then on, you will be good neighbors and friendly, and you will never use weapons.

If the three conditions are not met, then the land of Yanyun belongs to the Jurchens. If the Song Dynasty dares to make plans again, it will definitely make it difficult for them to eat.

Emperor Daojun was pleasantly surprised when he first listened to the brief description of the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin. He secretly thought that if the conditions offered by the other party were suitable, he would just buy it back and then run it well and never be robbed again.

However, after reading the conditions listed in the credential, I was immediately dumbfounded. These three conditions were simply too difficult to impose. It was simply impossible to meet them all under the current situation.

The first condition is that Song must give gold coins from now on just like he gave Liao coins before.

The number of annual coins is 500,000 taels of silver, 500,000 bolts of silk, and 500,000 shi of grain per year.

The original amount of annual coins given by the Song Dynasty to the Liao Dynasty was only 200,000 taels of silver and 300,000 pieces of silk after Renzong's Qingli increase.

At this moment, the Jin Kingdom is asking for five hundred thousand taels of silver, five hundred thousand bolts of silk, and an additional item of food, which is a full five hundred thousand stones.

Emperor Daojun couldn't give it to him even if he wanted to. The treasury of the Song Dynasty was already the emptiest since the founding of the country. Even if his bones were smashed, he wouldn't be able to give it.

The second condition is to capture all the surrendered generals and troops of the Liao Kingdom and hand them over to the Jin Kingdom for disposal.

The Song Dynasty accepted a total of nearly 30,000 Liao troops. It was impossible to even think about capturing all 30,000 people and giving them to the Jurchens. This would shake the foundation of the country.

If we do this, how will the Song Dynasty lose its face? Where is his face? With such unfaithful words and such ruthless treatment of his subordinates, who would dare to seek refuge in the Song Dynasty in the future? Who dares to serve as a soldier or general under the Song Dynasty? At that time, no one is willing to fight for the Song Dynasty, fearing that they will be bullied by their neighbors. Soon the Song Dynasty may lose the country and the country will be destroyed.

The third condition is to kidnap King Zhao Tong of Qin to the capital and hand it over to the Kingdom of Jin.

The people in the Kingdom of Jin didn't know much that Zhao Tong had left Tokyo. It was probably because Emperor Daojun had done a good job in propaganda, and they just thought he was ordered by him to pacify the West.

Moreover, at this time, the Jurchens only knew about the fall of Xixia, but they did not know much about the Uighurs and Eastern Kara Khan. The distance was one thing, and the Jurchens' limited knowledge was also part of it. In fact, based on what the Jurchens' internal ministers and generals had learned As far as they know, they basically don’t know much about things going further west in the Western Regions. For them, Central Asia is completely blank.

Moreover, the Jurchens had never made any arrangements in the land of Hexi and the Uighur Sand Sea, and they did not conduct spies or anything like that, so they did not know the real situation of Zhao Tao.

Regarding this condition, Emperor Daojun was even more unable to fulfill it. The traitor did not listen to him at all, and even if he was asked to go back to Tokyo, he would not obey him.

What's more, although Emperor Daojun has always been bossy and said to the outside world that he ordered Zhao Tao to go to the west to do this and that, in fact he was a little afraid of meeting Zhao Tao. This second-in-command now has many soldiers, sufficient food and grass, and sits on a huge territory. If we still meet, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing.

He still vividly remembered the scene of the traitor killing people in the main hall, and he was trembling a little when he thought about it. It was not too rough and brutal. Speaking of which, the traitor was also a scholar. How could he be so rude, lawless, and treasonous?
So this third condition cannot be achieved either.

Since he couldn't do it, there was nothing to say. Seeing the Jin envoy jumping around in the palace and showing off his power, Emperor Daojun was so angry that he had people push him out of the Meridian Gate and behead him.

There is no way to talk. Jin Guo has no sincerity in talking at all. These three conditions are not as simple as a lion opening his mouth. They are insulting the Song Dynasty and insulting him. He will never tolerate it!

If it weren't for the fact that he had no money, no food, and his morale was low to a certain extent, he would have wished to send troops to attack the Jurchens immediately to vent the bad breath in his heart.

The news that the Song Dynasty did not agree to the Jurchens' conditions and had beheaded the envoys was sent back to Yanjing, but the Jurchens did not react much and just remained silent, not knowing what their specific thoughts were.

As time passed, Zhao Tong also learned about this matter in Xining. He couldn't help but smile when he looked at the three conditions in the secret report.

It seems that the Jurchens did not understand the current national conditions of the Song Dynasty. They thought that there were osmanthus seeds and lotus flowers everywhere, warehouses full of gold and silver, and stacks of grain and millet, so they actually offered such a sky-high price.

This is because the Jurchens misjudged the current predicament of the Song Dynasty. There was no money or food left in the Song Dynasty.

Emperor Daojun himself was extremely extravagant and extravagant, and over the years, he had been engaged in either civil war or foreign wars, resulting in losses almost every year. How many years had Tian Hu fought alone?
Although it is said that Liangshan people and horses are being consumed, can you not give me money or food? Too many soldiers have died. Can you not send people to make up for it?

It all costs money.

The Jurchens looked at the sea tide from Liu Yong to see the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and they also gave Liao Sui coins every year to see the prosperity of the Song Dynasty.

It’s fake but not fake, but what era was Liu Sanbian’s Wanghaichao written about? And it’s Jiangnan again. The gentry in Jiangnan are indeed rich, but right now...

As for the Sui coins, they were given to the Liao for more than a hundred years, but after Shenzong, there were reforms and the five-pronged expedition to Xixia, but they returned without success.

Up until this dynasty, things had been going smoothly for the Lord of Heaven, but the same prosperity of military affairs was happening both inside and outside. There were numerous small battles inside, and big ones such as Wang Qing, Fang La, and Tian Hu, which were unprecedented in previous dynasties. In addition, How much food can you save with the luxury of Emperor Daojun?

The Jurchens wanted to squeeze a fortune and do other things. They only thought that the Song Dynasty would compromise or not, but they never thought that the Song Dynasty would not be able to take it out at the moment!
Zhao Tong put down the secret letter and shook his head, then got up and left the house to watch Tie Yaozi train.

(End of this chapter)