Chapter 401 Peace or War?
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The chaos in the Southern Song Dynasty was about to begin, and at the same time, the Jin Dynasty thousands of miles away had no peace in the court.
A great defeat, an unprecedented great defeat! Shame, an unprecedented shame!
Anger was as crazy as he was mixed with panic and horror, spreading in the Ganyuan Palace of Shangjing.
The news that Wu Shu's entire army had been wiped out, which had already been passed back to Shangjing, which caused a shock to the court. Wanyan Zonghan, who was idle in the mansion due to injuries, was invited out of the court again to participate in the court discussion of Qingluan Chengfeng in the harem.
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When Xiao Saba led the last dozens of cavalry and cavalry guards back to Shangjing, he could not see the elite. They were all lost and their fighting spirit was gone. They were as dirty as beggars. Except for bringing back the bones of Zong Fu back
, a broken gun, a few large and small thunder duds, and news of the entire army being wiped out.
The furious financial lord Wu Qimai immediately ordered to kill all the Hezhaqiguards below Xiao Saba for the crime of losing the commander. However, he dissuaded the current tutor Wanyan Oben and said, "If it were in the past."
, It should be no matter how you kill it, but now there are not many Jurchens..."
This sentence made Wu Qimai who was in a rampage completely settle down. After a long time, he issued an order to detain all the Hezhaqigu, led by Xiao Saba, and put them in prison to wait for disposal. Sniper the Southern Song 401
Xiao Saba and others all cried bitterly and bowed their heads to thank him. With the military rules of the Jin army, as the marshal Hezha. If the marshal dies and his team escapes, he will be sentenced to death. Even if Wanyan Zongfu died of illness on the way, Hezha
Wei could not refuse his responsibility. Therefore, such a solution was obviously a big stick. ^---Advertisement in the entire site--Welcome to visit and leave it gently, which is really a blessing from outside the law.
The eighth year of the Jintianhui was a disastrous black year for the entire Jin Kingdom and the Wanyan royal family.
Within a year, the two armies of the east and west were lost. The wise general and brave general Lou Shi, Wu Shu died in battle one after another, Eliduo (Zongfu) died of illness, and Talai (Wanyan Chang) surrendered. The army of 150,000 was lost in succession, and the whole country was lost.
The troops shrank sharply.
The Jin Kingdom is different from the dynasties that have been passed down for a hundred years in the Song and Xia Kingdoms. It only emerged for more than ten years, and it was a powerful tiger based on the power of a river. It swallowed Liao and Song dynasties in a row and became a fat man in one bite. But it broke out.
The biggest problem with households is that their foundation is too weak. The biggest problem with the Jin Dynasty is that their population is too small. The population here does not refer to the national population. Instead, it refers to the main ethnic group of the Jin Dynasty, the Jurchens.
When the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the population of mature Jurchens was only tens of thousands. When Wuqimai came to power, the population of Jurchens in the country was counted at about 130,000. As of five years before the most prosperous Tianhui in the Jin Dynasty, the population of Jurchens in the country was
No more than 150,000 households.
Calculate based on the average six people in a household (this is calculated based on the survival rate, if it is based on the birth rate, at least doubled), and make full use of Jurchens, mature Jurchens, mixed-race Jurchens, and naturalized Jurchens (not Jurchens. Become a Jurchen family, such as the famous one
The Yan Pharmacist and other categories together are less than one million.
Just these less than one million Jurchens ruled nearly ten million Khitans, Xi people, Bohai people, Shiwei people, Han people... And among the less than one million Jurchens, the real backbone is to eliminate the elderly and the children.
, disabled and weak men - this group of people only has 200,000, and those who are suitable for military conquests will be defeated by the sky, which is about 150,000.
The 150,000 Jurchen Jin army is the true backbone of Ruoda Empire.
Since the fifth year of Tianhui, although Nanluo has won steadily, there are always casualties in the war, and the number of births cannot catch up with death.^---Advertisement in the entire site--Welcome to visit the seventh year before Tianhui, the Jurchen Jin soldiers fought because of the war.
One-third of the loss has been lost due to death, disability, illness, disappearance, etc., and only 100,000 people remain.
In the eighth year of Zhitianhui, in this disaster year, the east and west armies were completely destroyed, and the losses of the Jurchen soldiers soared to 60,000. At this point, if a larger Jin Kingdom, the pure Jurchen soldiers would have only 40,000 remaining - and they would defend them.
In addition to the vast territory, there are also the soldiers and civilians of the Liao Dynasty, the ambiguous attitude of the people in the country, the Western Liao Dynasty, which is determined to restore the country... and the newly rising crossing dragon - the Tianshu force!
There are really not many Jurchen people. The new population is far from growing. It is difficult to replenish within ten years, and one death is missing. At this time, every Jurchen warrior is a valuable resource, let alone a harmonious one.
Kill the elite? Once the Jurchens are all exhausted, will the Jin Kingdom be called the Jin Kingdom without the Jurchens?
Jin Kingdom was really crippled.
With such military strength, state affairs will also make it worse.
The crown prince of Wu Qimai, An Banbojilie (Crown Prince), Jin army marshal, and Wanyan Xie, was seriously ill. The Jin Kingdom suddenly faced the same problem as the Southern Song Dynasty - the problem of successor.
Wu Qimaidi was hit, and his previous body was obviously not supported. Even according to the normal historical trajectory, he had a good life in a few years, let alone the failure of state affairs? But this second person in the Great Jin Kingdom
The emperor is still strongly supporting him. As long as he has not fallen, the empire must operate normally. The problem of the crown prince is forced to suppress him, waiting for the latest chapter of the God of Heaven. Snipering the Southern Song 401
The emperor was not aware of the position of the crown prince and did not discuss what he was waiting for? The court officials had a vague idea. If it were in the past, this would have been enough to cause a storm between the inner and outer courts, but now a craze that determines the reign of the Jin Kingdom is coming. The crown prince's
Things turn into undercurrents, temporarily suppress them, and wait for the future to break out.
In early June, the tycoon Wu Qimai stopped leaving the palace and led his ministers out of the capital and came to Susuhaidian, not far from the city, which was located south of the Tiger Water. It was on this vast plain grassland that laid gold.
The sacred shaman sacrifices to heaven and reopens the traditional "golden tent discussion" of the Jurchens.
Since the Jurchens moved into the vast palace, fewer and fewer people lived in tents. At this time of national trepidation, it is time to restore some Jurchen traditions.
There is only one issue for the gold account to discuss matters: peace or war?
But before the topic was reached, the brothers of the Wanyan family had arguing with several important officials about how to deal with the Talai surrender to the Southern people.
With Talai's identity, position, influence, and his behavior of surrendering to the enemy will definitely have a very bad impact on the upper class of the Jin Dynasty. The hardliners led by Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin firmly demand that the king order the execution of Talai
The family shows their determination to fight the enemy without compromise.
However, Wanyan Zongpan (Wu Qimai's eldest son), who had a good personal relationship with Talai, opposed it. His reason was that Talai surrendered, which was caused by Zong Fu's abandonment and was not a crime of war. And he is currently fighting with the Tianshu forces.
If the peace is not determined, it will be inappropriate to deal with it rashly.
Another person with considerable weight, the sixth prince Wanyan Zongjun, also expressed support for his cousin's opinions.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and in the end, Wanyan Zonggan (Juqin name Oben) persuaded him to leave. The matter of Takala was temporarily put aside, and the peace and war was discussed first. After the agreement, how to deal with the Takala family would naturally come naturally.
The war was divided into two factions: the veteran faction led by the Prime Minister Wanyan Zonghan, the Marshal's Right Supervisor Wanyan Xiyin, Sikong Wanyan Pujianu and others, advocated never surrender. Especially Wanyan Zonghan, this reason
He was attacked and suffered injuries. He was no longer able to ride a horse and could only ride a car. He was even more painful and pointed out to the point that the power of Tianshu was not the Southern Dynasty. The Southern Dynasty was a sheep, and Tianshu was a tiger and wolf.
At that time, the Tianzhu Army reached Baigou River in the east and Yanmen Pass in the west. It was three divisions of soldiers. Nearly 40,000 troops were eyeing him and aggressively. If you don’t hit him today, he will hit you one day.
Wanyan Xiyin also believes that it is not that peace talks cannot be discussed, but that the timing is wrong. There is no good result when discussing peace talks at this time. Only by trying hard to prepare for war, winning it in battle, or slamming the enemy's edge, can peace talks be made for our country.
Strive for the best interests.
Wanyan Pu's slave couldn't swallow this breath at all. He had been beating the geese for a lifetime, but he called the geese blinded. How could he be willing to be like a veteran? He wished he could wear armor immediately and put it on the battlefield with this army repeatedly.
The enemy army that caused shame was released.
The Wanyan brothers, Zong Gan, Zong Jun and Zong Pan, tend to discuss peace, and they also put forward their own reasons.
Zong Jun has always been obsessed with the courage of his fourth brother Wu Shu and recommended him to be the most capable general of the younger generation. Now even Wu Shu has been defeated so miserably, and the strength of the Tianzhu Army is really strong.
The best result of the whole country's efforts to fight such a powerful enemy is to lose both sides and ruin the foundation that has been finally settled. In the battle of the country, interests are the first priority, so why should we defeat the death?
Zong Pan considered it from a military perspective and believed that the Tianzhu Army had sharp weapons, soldiers were good at fighting, and water battles were both excellent, and water battles were the weakness of the army. This time, Eliduo had an unshirkable command responsibility, knowing that the Jiangnan waters were
The net is not conducive to cavalry galloping, and the northerners are not good at water battles, but they insist on sending the main army across the south of the Yangtze River and into the Song Dynasty. As a result, it is easy to go back. If it weren't for him sending Wushu to cross the river south, he wouldn't have lost his main force.
The army did not cause the army to flee in a panic and be destroyed later. For the sake of the present, the Jin army needed time to reintegrate and accumulate strength. Peace discussions are the only way to win time.
Zong Gan basically agreed with Zong Pan's opinion and said earnestly to the king of the Jin tent: "Now the Tianzhu Army is tying up the great victory, with a rainbow of momentum and a sharp edge. And our Jin army has greatly lost its strength and its military strength
It is seriously inadequate to use, and the moral strength of the army is insufficient to fight against the enemy. The army is even more scattered in all directions in the four borders, and it takes time to gather. My intention is to endure the temporary grudge, and temporarily discuss peace with the Tianshu forces to gain time and restore
The vitality of the country, accumulates military strength, and can carry it back, this is the way to fight the country.
Wu Qimai pondered at Zong Han: "The Prime Minister of the State, if the war is urgent, and if the harmony is in trouble, do you have a way to achieve both ends?"
Zong Han leaned on the cushion and put his sleeves together to show his respect: "I, Dajin, have never discussed peace. I had repeatedly negotiated with Song State back then, but it was based on the other party's cedes land and compensation. He was strongly accused the goddess of peace and contention.
.If there is peace talk today, can we do this too? How can we maintain our face? How can our national body exist? What is the face of worshiping the Taimiao?"
The Jin Kingdom has been a robber for too long, so it is no wonder that I can't stand it. During peace talks, the enemy country ceded land and paid compensation, which would be great! It was my turn to play this victim role, so I jumped.
Zong Gan didn't think so: "The Southern people always like to be fair and famous than real profit. No matter how powerful the Tianzhu army is, it is just a military soldier; no matter how powerful Di Lie is, it is just a military man; the peace talks must be his subordinate Song State
The remaining ministers presided over. The head of Tianshu's power was the Yuan concubine of the Chonghuo Marquis, who was not a tyrant and would not compete for profit. Therefore, Oben believed that the Dajin took the initiative to discuss peace and did not seek profit, but lowered the situation.
If the posture is, the face of the Southern Army will be glorious and will not be concerned about our country's real profits."
I have to say that Zong Gan had a very thorough understanding of the nature of the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty. If the Jin Kingdom had such a attitude towards the Southern Song Dynasty, it would probably be Zhao Gou or Zhao Xu who would cry bitterly, and be grateful, and wished to emptie the house again.
, to show gratitude, like the surging Yellow River...
But this time, Zong Gan got the wrong partner, and he would inevitably suffer for his mistakes.
Zong Gan's speech was approved by most court officials, and Zong Han and other pro-war factions also recognized it. As long as they do not make too much profit, they can win a chance to breathe through peace.
So Wu Qimai made a decision: "Peaceful discussion! This revenge is not avenged, but the time has not come. We will endure humiliation and bear the burden. In the future, we will ask the Tianzhu Army to repay it one by one!"
To have peace, you have to send an envoy. Who will be on the envoy?
It is impossible for those princes and important officials to go on missions. The Jin Kingdom has always had the bad habit of detaining the Song envoy (including the princes), for fear that the Tianshu forces would learn from them, so they would never dare to put the royal family or important officials in a dangerous place. But they could not send any one of them casually.
People who are not worth enough will not be condemned by the Tianshu forces without sincerity.
At this time, Wanyan Xiyin proposed that he could take on this position: Xiao Zhonggong, the envoy of the Right Xuanhui.
Well, Xiao Zhonggong is an old diplomat. This man was originally an important official of the Liao Kingdom. After being captured, he surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. He was sent to the State of Song Kingdom as a Jin Kingdom envoy in the first year of Jingkang. As a result, the pig-brained monarch and ministers of the State of Song actually wanted to instigate him.
He also gave him a secret letter from Lawan, asking him to contact the rumored Western Liao Yelu Dashi, and attack the Jin Kingdom with something in between - two countries separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, playing such extremely difficult military action, this is what it takes
What a naive strategy!
Xiao Zhonggong's mind was not as charming as the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty. He directly submitted the secret letter to the Jin Dynasty. This secret letter became the fuse for the Jin Dynasty to invade the south for the second time and eventually destroy the Northern Song Dynasty.
Since Xiao Zhonggong was able to serve in the State of Song in the previous period, he was naturally qualified to serve in the Tianshu this time.
Xiao Zhonggong knew that this job could not be rejected, so he had to ask: "If you go on a mission, you should be polite. What should you use as a ritual?"
Zong Gan was ready, so he took out a list: "This is the substitution list for Di Lie, the leader of the Tianzhu army, who handed over to Eliduo last year. This time we will give him everyone on the list, and hope he will also
The ability to send prisoners such as Talai and others back to our country. The right Xuanhui envoy depends on your ability."
After hearing Zong Gan's words, Zong Han, Xi Yin, Pu's mistresses, and even the brothers of the Wanyan family looked bad. Because there were many women on the list, they were occupied by them, and no one could bear to give up!
The financial owner Wu Qimai's face looked even more ugly - who can compare to the noble lady of Song Ting who occupied the domineering?
After some discussion, it was finally decided to general Zongfu, Wushu, Talan, Loushi, Olu, Saili, Balisu... These people who died or captured were occupied by the Song State Zongji and Concubine.
The concubines, palace maids, Han slaves and servants were returned together. The amount was insufficient, and some of them were sent out from the laundry yard to make up for it.
The old diplomatic envoy Xiao Zhonggong asked the king two key questions again: "What should be if Tianshu demanded the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun? What should be if the Yuan Concubine, the Duke of Dun, requested to return the two emperors?"
Wu Qimai narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "The so-called peace talks are to take what we want most from the other party; and what the other party wants most must not be allowed to get it!"
Chapter completed!