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According to the front battle report, Guo Yaoshi led the Changsheng Army and surrendered the Kingdom of Jin with Yanshan City, and all the Yanshan area fell into the hands of the Jin Army.The striker of the Jin Army has entered the territory of Hebei.
After Tong Guan received the battle report, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, shaking him at a loss.
Just at the beginning of the year, Tong Guan went to Yanshan Mansion to inspect Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army.In Tong Guan's view, the combat effectiveness of the Changsheng Army is far superior to that of the Song Army in the Mainland, and it is enough to fight against the Jin Army in the north.
Unexpectedly, the Changsheng army lost its spirit after only one battle with the Jin army, and Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the Jin army with an army of [-].
Tong Guan, who is familiar with military affairs, understands that if the ever-victorious army in Yanshan Mansion can't stop the Jin army, then it's even more impossible for the forbidden troops of the states on Hebei Road to defeat the Jin army.
At this time, Tong Guan's determination to guard the capital was shaken.
After discussion, Li Bangyan, Tong Guan and others decided to continue to deceive Song Huizong, saying that Guo Yaoshi and the Changsheng Army were killed by the Jin army after a fierce battle, for the sake of the court and His Majesty's face, and in order to shirk Tong Guan's responsibility for recommending the reuse of Guo Yaoshi. The siege, unable to break through, finally ran out of food, and was forced to surrender just now.
Rao Huizong of Song Dynasty and the ministers in the court did not understand military affairs, and they also knew that once the Yanshan Mansion was lost, Hebei would be in danger.Hebei is not guaranteed, and Bianliang City in Tokyo is also in danger.
On December [-], Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty issued an edict to the world to recruit talented people from all over the world to serve the court and save the Song Dynasty from decline.
In today's world, is there anyone stronger than the official Ximen Qing who can save the Song Dynasty?Obviously not.
Because Ximen Qing had informed Cheng Wanli, Murong Yanda, Zhao Mingcheng, Du Chong and others in advance, so although these people knew that Ximen Qing was a leading hero in the world, they did not recommend Ximen Qing from Yanggu County to the imperial court.
At this time, Ximen Qing was hiding in the Goulan tile house in Bianliang City, Tokyo, drinking flower wine while waiting for the old tortoise of Song Huizong to leave the capital!
At this time, Song Huizong asked Tong Guan, who was in charge of the northern military, whether it was possible for the Hebei and Hedong armies to defeat the Jin army. Tong Guan gave a pessimistic expectation.
Tong Guan has led troops to fight on the northwest border for more than ten years, and he is still an experienced soldier, especially the two disastrous defeats of the Song Army during the Northern Expedition to Yanjing, Liao Kingdom, which gave Tong Guan a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Song Army.
Even the most elite Western Army of the Song Army could not beat the army of Cang Liao, how could it be possible to defeat the Jin Army that swept away millions of Liao troops?
Tong Guan knew that once the Yanshan Mansion was lost, the Hebei Plain would have no danger to defend, and the Jin army would soon reach the city of Bianliang in Tokyo.
When Song Huizong heard that the President of the Jin Army drove straight in and killed Bianliang City in Tokyo, he was so frightened that he hurriedly asked the ministers of the court and ministers for advice.
Tong Guan believed that if he did not want to repeat the mistakes of the late Jin Dynasty being destroyed by the Khitan and Liao Kingdom, and keep the country of the Song Dynasty, the emperor should move his capital to Sichuan or Jiangnan at this time, avoiding the front of the Jin Army's iron cavalry, and then call on the soldiers and people of the whole country to fight against the Jin Army. protracted war.
The Jin army traveled long distances, which was conducive to quick battles and could not last long. As long as they could not catch up with Song Huizong, they would have to return without success in the end.
Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong also agreed with Tong Guan's suggestion, so Song Huizong moved the capital to avoid disaster.
However, Song Huizong wanted to run, but it was not so easy!As the emperor, he is not actually free.
Just as Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty wanted to move the capital to Luoyang and Chang'an, but was opposed by the interest groups of officials in Bianliang City, now Song Huizong wanted to give up the capital, but he was also strongly opposed by many officials in the court.
Most of the industries of these officials are in Bianliang City, Tokyo, which is their lifeblood.If the emperor moved the capital and ran away, Bianliang City in Tokyo would inevitably fall, and all the wealth would fall into the hands of the Jurchens.
These officials and scholars all understand that His Majesty the Emperor must be left to live and die with the capital in a righteous manner, so that the whole country can be mobilized to protect the capital and the wealth we have accumulated day and night!
Chapter 888 Song Huizong throws the pot
After more than 100 years of development in the Song Dynasty, high-ranking officials, lords, and scholar-bureaucrats in the middle and middle courts owned countless industries of various types in Bianliang City, Tokyo.
To let these people give up their huge wealth would be to gouge out their heart and soul!
This world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor can move the capital at will, and he can enjoy endless wealth and luxury wherever he goes.
However, these officials, lords, and scholar-bureaucrats couldn't take away their property!
Under the current situation, although moving the capital to resist gold may be more beneficial to the imperial court, it is harmful to the dignitaries who own a large number of industries in Bianliang City, Tokyo.
Therefore, when Song Huizong intended to move the capital, most of the dignitaries and scholar-bureaucrats in the capital resolutely opposed it with righteous words, and used various high-sounding reasons to persuade Song Huizong not to abandon the millions of Li people in the capital.
So, in the face of the Jin army that is about to go south, aren't these dignitaries and scholar-bureaucrats afraid of death?
Who is not afraid of death?But these dignitaries and scholar-bureaucrats cannot die!
First of all, in their eyes who don't understand military affairs, as long as the emperor sticks to Bianliang City in Tokyo and calls on the kings of the world to work hard, he can gather millions of troops under the city in less than ten months.
Although the Jin army was rampant for a while, how could it be possible to break into Bianliang City in Tokyo?
Besides, even if Bianliang City in Tokyo is captured by the Jin army, there is nothing to be afraid of.
The Jin army came here to attack the emperor.Even if the day changes, ministers are still ministers, can't scholar-bureaucrats change their jobs and continue to be high-ranking officials in the Kingdom of Jin?
After the demise of the Liao Kingdom, as long as the royal family lost power, the rest of the important officials of the Liao Kingdom were all reused by the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, and there was no danger of their lives at all!
These senior officials, dignitaries, and scholar-bureaucrats in the capital are all human beings, and they have seen through the joints long ago.
Therefore, each of them could pat their chests and make impassioned speeches, expressing that they would live and die with the capital.
Song Huizong is not a fool, the ministers are not afraid of death, but he is afraid of death!Once the capital cannot be defended, he, the emperor, will be the first to be unlucky.
Therefore, in order to avoid misfortune in the south, under the advice of his confidants, Song Huizong deliberately gave up the throne to Prince Zhao Huan, and asked him to stay in Bianliang City, Tokyo to fight against the war for himself, so as to stop the leisurely mouths of ministers and bureaucrats.
On December [-], Song Huizong decreed that the Crown Prince Zhao Huan be named Kaifeng Shepherd, making political preparations for the abdication of the throne.
On the same day, the envoys sent by the imperial court to the front line to negotiate peace rushed to the Ansu Army in Hebei Province, and took a peace agreement letter outside the city gate to ask Wanyan Zongwang, the commander-in-chief of the Jin Army's East Route Army.
In the peace agreement, the Song court hoped to exchange for Jin Guo's withdrawal of troops with indemnities and an increase in old coins.
The purpose of the Jin army to go to war in such a big way was to step down the dishonest Emperor Song Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and to ask the Song Dynasty to cede land as compensation.Of course, he would not accept the Song Dynasty's proposal to spend money to eliminate disasters.
Therefore, Jin Jun directly replied to the envoy of Song State, saying that the coach Wanyan Zongwang was not in the camp, and refused to meet the envoy of Song State.
In desperation, the envoy had no choice but to hand over the peace agreement to Lu Yihao, an official who was forced to surrender to the Jin army in Yanshan Mansion, and asked him to pass it on to Wanyan Zongwang.
One day later, on December 21, Song Huizong again blamed himself and asked for a blunt edict. While criticizing himself for not being a qualified emperor, he hoped that people of insight in the world would speak out and come up with a plan to save the Song Dynasty from danger.
This is Song Huizong making public opinion preparations for the abdication of the throne.
On the same day, Song Huizong issued another decree, ordering all localities to stop paying tribute to Huashigang.
Fang La's rebellion did not make Song Huizong repent and stop Huashi Gang, which was finally canceled under the threat of the Jin Army.
On the same day, Wanyan Zongwang continued to advance and led his army to attack Zhongshan Mansion.
Under the leadership of Zhan Du, the defenders of Zhongshan Mansion resisted tenaciously. The Jin army could not attack for a long time, so they had to give up temporarily.
At this time, Song Huizong was planning to abdicate the throne to the crown prince Zhao Huan, and then he could flee to the wealthy Jiangnan to save his life.
However, Song Huizong was still in love with the throne of the emperor, and hoped that the front line could block the Jin army, or that the Jin country would accept its own terms of peace talks, and cease fighting and truce.
Therefore, although Song Huizong made preparations to abdicate the throne, he was still unable to make up his mind and wanted to delay for a few days to wait and see the situation.
Prime Minister Li Bangyan and Tong Guan, who was in charge of the Privy Council, had no illusions about the retreat of the Jin army. They all hoped that Song Huizong would quickly abdicate the throne and flee south, so that they could stay out of danger.
Seeing that Song Huizong was hesitant, Li Bangyan and Tong Guan wanted to provoke him.
Li Bangyan recalled that Tong Guan had said that when he was in Taiyuan, he had received a call to action from the Jin Army for the Southern Expedition, but he never dared to show it to Song Huizong because it was quite disrespectful to the emperor.