Poor Family Chapter 775

  Chapter 775 Summation and Hustle

It took only half an hour for the 30,000 Jurchen cavalry to slaughter the 20,000 Song soldiers. Except for hundreds of people who escaped from the Bian River, the other 20,000 people were all slaughtered, their heads were all cut off, and they were hung on the horses of the Jin soldiers. They immediately turned their horses' heads and swept towards the Song army camp in the southwest direction. There were still 100,000 newly recruited troops there, but in Wan Yan Zonghan's view, they were 100,000 lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Zhang Qu helped Sun Fu climb up from the wet Bian River. They found a few logs and carried them to the river to escape their lives. When Sun Fu came ashore, the scene in front of him fainted from fright. The headless corpses of the dead were piled up in the field, and the blood flowing from the neck pooled together to form a blood pool several acres in size, which was like a reappearance of hell.

Zhang Qu and two soldiers brought Sun Fu back to the capital, who was so frightened that he was almost stupid. As soon as he entered the city gate, Sun Fu knelt on the ground and wailed loudly, crying indistinctly: "Sinner! I am a sinner!" The sinners of the ages are all over, the army is all over!"

Soon there was news that the 100,000 army led by Yao Pingzhong was rushed into the barracks by 30,000 Jurchens. The camp was full of blood and blood. The soldiers of the Song Army cried for their fathers and mothers and ran for their lives. The 100,000 army was defeated. , the blade rolled up, the spear broke when stabbed, chased for more than 30 miles, nearly 80,000 people were slaughtered, and the wilderness of 30 miles turned into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Every Jurchen cavalry The horses' necks were covered with human heads.

  Yao Pingzhong escaped with his life and drove 750 miles a day and night to Shu. He was completely disheartened and finally became a Taoist priest in Bashu.

  The Jurchen cavalry changed their weapons, turned around and headed towards the southeast, where Dong Ping's 80,000 troops were rushing towards Zhongmou

Just when the Jurchen cavalry massacred the soldiers of the Song army wantonly, Wanyan Xie also personally led an army of 150,000 across the Yellow River on the white horse, covering the sky and covering the sun to kill Bianliang in Tokyo. Come to Tokyo to persuade them to surrender.

Bad news came to the capital one by one. When the next day was about to dawn, Xu Ning, who guarded the Nanxun Gate, received the soldier talisman and sword sent by Dong Ping. After the news, all 80,000 recruits fled overnight. Dong Ping went back to Beijing to meet the emperor with no face, and was willing to resign to serve the people and return to his hometown to work in agriculture.

  Dong Ping's bad news was still fermenting, and another big news shocked the government and the public even more. The Supreme Emperor was captured by Jin soldiers in Yongcheng County on his way back to Beijing.

  At this time, there was chaos in the Zhizheng hall, Zhao Huan stayed behind closed doors, Sun Fu not only fell ill, but was also dismissed as Prime Minister, and Geng Nanzhong took over as Privy Envoy and Deputy Minister of Political Affairs.

  He Li was the only one left in the main battle faction, and it was hard to support him alone, while the main peace faction headed by Bai Shizhong had completely occupied the court.

   "Everyone be quiet! Please be quiet!"

Bai Shizhong yelled a few times, and the meeting hall fell silent, and Bai Shizhong said again: "The main force of the Jin army will go to the capital tomorrow at the latest, but the officials will stay behind closed doors, let us Zhizheng Hall make up our own minds, We have to make a decision overnight, how should we deal with it? Mr. Geng, tell me!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Geng Nanzhong. Sun Fu, who also served as the privy envoy, fell ill and resigned. Privy affairs are taken seriously, but because he has just talked with Jin Guo's special envoy Liang Zhongshu, and he knows Jin Guo's latest request.

Geng Nanzhong slowly said to the crowd: "Wanyan Xie also advocates dividing the north and the south, with the Yellow River as the boundary, the north is assigned to the Kingdom of Jin, and the south is ruled by the Song Dynasty. In addition, Shaanxi Road, Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road are also owned by the Kingdom of Jin. The Song Dynasty needs to pay 30 million taels of silver for the military expenses of the Kingdom of Jin, which can be paid in three years. However, the prerequisite for realizing this condition is that we must hand over Li Yanqing to the Kingdom of Jin before the two sides can negotiate, otherwise the Jin soldiers will directly attack Bian Liang Tucheng didn't even have a chance to talk."

   "Let's talk about it! What should we do?" Bai Shizhong asked.

At this time, Li Bangyan gritted his teeth and said, "Li Yanqing is the root cause of today's chaos. If he hadn't killed the old wolf lord of the Kingdom of Jin in Yanshan Mansion, the Kingdom of Jin would not have aggressively attacked Song. Regardless of the opponent's conditions, take Li Handing over Yanqing will ease Jin Bing's anger and will benefit our follow-up negotiations."

Geng Nanzhong said: "Li Xianggong is right, 30,000 Jin soldiers can slaughter 200,000 Song troops, we only have 50,000 troops in the city, and 200,000 Jin soldiers have come, the capital must not be able to defend the capital. Only when Yanqing is handed over will we have a basis for negotiation, otherwise the Jin soldiers will enter the city, and our entire family will be massacred, everyone, raise your hands and vote!"

  Thinking that his whole family would be massacred by Jin Bing, the meeting hall was silent. For a moment, Bai Shizhong raised his hand and said, "I agree to hand over Li Yanqing."

   "I agree!" Li Bangyan and Geng Nanzhong raised their hands together.

   "I agree too!" Wu Min raised his hand.

   "I agree too!" Tang Ke also raised his hand.

   "Agreed!" Other officials in the chamber raised their hands one after another.

  At this moment, Bai Shizhong glared at He Li, "Does He Xiangguo have any objections?"

  He Li let out a long sigh, "You are no longer peacemakers, but complete capitulators. What common language do I have with you?"

  He turned around and strode out.

   "You **** who doesn't know what to do!"

  Bai Shizhong scolded, and then said to the crowd: "Since everyone agrees, it should not be too late. Please, Mr. Geng, lead the army to arrest Li Yanqing immediately."

At present, there are two armies in the city. One is the New Northern Army with 30,000 men. After Sun Fu fell ill, He Li took charge of it, and Xu Ning and Zhang Qing were the left and right deputy commanders. The city was guarded by the Forbidden Army in front of the 20,000 Palace, and Wang Shiyong, the minister of the Ministry of War, also served as the commander of the Palace. In order to balance the power of the army, Zhao Huan specially gave the Zhizheng Hall the power to mobilize part of the Forbidden Army in an emergency.

In the dark night, Geng Nanzhong led 2,000 forbidden troops to the Cao Mansion. He gave an order, and the 2,000 forbidden troops immediately surrounded the vast Cao Mansion. Dozens of soldiers smashed open the gate of the Cao Mansion with giant logs, and 500 soldiers rushed in. went in.

   After a while, a general ran back and reported to Geng Nanzhong, "To the Privy Envoy, the Cao Mansion is empty and there is no one there!"

  Geng Nanzhong was taken aback. Li Yanqing and more than a hundred people lived in the Cao Mansion, closed the door, why are there none? Did they all grow wings and fly?

   No, it must still be in the Cao Mansion, he immediately ordered: "Dig the ground three feet for me, even if you hide on the ground, dig it out for me!"

   "Follow the order!"

  Pianjiang ran back, and the soldiers began to search the ground. Half an hour later, Pianjiang came back and reported: "Still nothing!"

  Geng Nanzhong couldn't stay still anymore, and immediately returned to the imperial city to report to Bai Shizhong.

  When he heard that Li Yanqing was missing, Bai Shizhong was equally stunned, but he immediately realized that if Li Yanqing ran away, they would not be able to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin, and they had to find Li Yanqing.

   "Search the whole city for me!" Bai Shizhong gritted his teeth, whether in public or private, he must arrest Li Yanqing.

   "But the whole city is being searched, we don't have that many troops?"

   Zhizhengtang can only mobilize a maximum of 2,000 troops. If you want to search and arrest the whole city, you need at least 10,000 troops, and you must get the consent of the emperor.

  As for the 30,000 New Northern Army in the outer city, Bai Shizhong didn't count on it at all. Maybe Li Yanqing was hiding in the New Northern Army. He had to let the Son of Heaven put pressure on the New Northern Army, not allowing them to harbor Li Yanqing.

   "Everyone, let's go meet the officials together!"

Under the double blow of the annihilation of the 200,000 Song army and the capture of his father, Zhao Huan's weak and cowardly side was completely exposed. The government will solve it.

   But despite the repeated pleadings of the Prime Ministers, Zhao Huan still pulled himself together.

  In the Qilin Hall, Zhao Huan sat on the dragon couch with a dejected expression, listening to Bai Shizhong talk about his strategy to protect the city.

   "Your Majesty, 200,000 Jin soldiers are approaching the city, we only have 50,000 troops, and we can't defend the capital at all. The only way to protect the city is to meet all the conditions of the Jin soldiers, and the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty will rule the river."

  How much land would be lost by drawing the Yellow River, Zhao Huan couldn't help crying, "The land of the ancestors is lost in my hands, how can I face my ancestors?"

   "Your Majesty, the land can be negotiated. If it is not possible, we will exchange land with silver. The Jurchens are sparsely populated. If there is no need for so much land, we will exchange wealth with them for land. Isn't it for the benefit of the Jin army to invade the south?"

   Zhao Huan wiped away his tears and said, "If negotiations can resolve the crisis, of course I am willing to negotiate."

   "However. To negotiate, Li Yanqing must be handed over to Jin Bing. This is the prerequisite for their negotiation. If Li Yanqing is not handed over, there will be no chance to negotiate."

  Zhao Huan was stunned for a while, and finally sighed: "If the sacrifice of one person can be exchanged for the safety of the Song Dynasty, then I have no objection."

"Your Majesty, the problem now is that Li Yanqing has gone into hiding. We must search the whole city, and we must bring the imperial decree to negotiate with Jin Bing. Please temporarily hand over the military power and imperial edict to Zhizhengtang. Your Majesty, this is our last This is a chance, in order to preserve the land of the Great Song Dynasty, and for the stability of His Majesty's throne, His Majesty can no longer have the benevolence of a woman."

Thinking of the destruction of the 200,000 troops, Zhao Heng felt desperate. With trembling hands, he took out the tiger talisman and jade seal of the forbidden army in front of the temple, and said in a trembling voice: "What needs to be done, you can figure it out. I only have one request. Keep the Great Song State, keep my throne, and I can agree to anything else."

  (end of this chapter)

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