The death of Zongze
Zhao Gou had a reply to him, which reads like this, "My dear, you are suppressing the strong mischief, protecting the capital, and giving me great worries. It all depends on you. But you arrested the envoy of the Jin Kingdom, which is not my wish." These words are normal, but look at the following sentence "I have treated you all, and you should understand this." I can't treat you any more, you have to understand this yourself...
If the country has just been destroyed and there are only tens of thousands of guards around him, they will be destroyed by aliens at any time. The security guarantee is all on Zong Ze alone, and Zong Ze also spoke threatening words while holding a million troops. What does this mean?
The problem lies with Zong Ze. Who made him keep Zhao Gou in Cizhou when he was in danger of destroying the country and did not let Zhao Gou suffer any punishment? Who made him turn Kaifeng City into an iron wall to block the Jin soldiers and make Zhao Gou feel that the situation is great, but eating, drinking and having fun? Who made him write letters to persuade Zhao Gou to return to the capital, and persuade him all the time, but use no other means? In short, Zong Ze is like a dereliction of duty, forgetting a truth: "Grate leads to disobedience, and a filial son is borne by the stick." People like Zhao Gou must be educated by the cold reality so that he can be sensible! Otherwise, he is still a young man, a playboy who inherits Zhao Ji's bloodline and pursues top enjoyment...
Unfortunately, Zong Ze would never do this. His power comes from his inner ethics, and this ethics represents absolute loyalty to his monarch. So he never thought about using means to force Zhao Gou to do anything. He is always persuasion and inspiration...
Zong Ze stayed in Kaifeng and stabilized the north for more than a month. There were 4 such memorials. They were the last mark of Zong Ze's life, recording how he went to death step by step... The urgent mood in the memorial was proportional to his decaying body.
From 1 to 14, Zong Ze also talked about current affairs, discussing what was right and what was wrong. For example, Zhao Gou suddenly became stupid and announced the disbandment of the King-Supplying troops like his elder brother, because the militias in the Mesopotamians in the Mesopotamian area were actually thieves under the name of King-Supplying... Zong Ze debated with Zhao Gou for a long time about this matter, telling this stupid child not to do this. If he loses the militia, the north will collapse immediately. Not to mention protecting the Two Rivers, even Kaifeng will have an accident!
After that, Zong Ze's strength grew rapidly and he won consecutive victories. Most of his memorials recorded the achievements of his subordinates and the situation improved. For example, Ding Jin, who had more than 100,000 subordinates, was willing to bear the defense of Kaifeng. Li Cheng was willing to cross the river and sweep the enemy in the two rivers after Zhao Gou returned to Beijing. Yang Jin, the strongest, was willing to lead a million troops to welcome the two emperors Hui and Qin.
The most famous one is the first memorial. He wrote, "The walls of the capital have been strengthened, the towers have been modified, the dragon moat has been dredged, the equipment has been prepared, the villages have been listed, the battle formations have been reviewed, [31 Novel Network
On the 19th, the only minister among the prime ministers who dared to say no to Huang and Wang, Zhang Que, the deputy envoy of the Imperial Camp, passed away. The scholars and the people were grateful.
On the 0th, Wang Lun and Zhu Bian, the chief and deputy chief envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty, came to Datong Prefecture and met Wanyan Zonghan.
On the 1st, Wanyan Loushi broke through the southwest end of Hedong Road and Jiangzhou, which bordered Shaanxi. The acting magistrate Zhao later led the military and civilians in the city to fight streets with the Jin army, and persisted for 6 days.
On the day, former Minister of Shangshu Xu Jingheng died 0 days after being dismissed, at the age of 57. His last words "Your Majesty should be a righteous man in close proximity, and take the two saints and the people as their thoughts."
There was no written text at the beginning of the founding of the Jin Kingdom, so there was no record. Wanyan Zonghan kept visiting the Jurchen elders and recorded many old news. In early June, Emperor Taizong of Jin Wanyan Wu Qimai officially issued an edict: He ordered Wanyan Xu and others to visit the remains of their ancestors and compile the history of the country.
On the 1st, Zhang Jun, the commander of the Imperial Camp, led his troops into Xiuzhou and killed the former magistrate Zhao Shujin.
On the 14th, Yang Yingcheng and Han Yan were the messengers of the chief and deputy country and came to Goryeo. After staying in Goryeo for the 64th day, Goryeo Wang Kai never dared to obey the order. Yang Yingcheng had no choice but to accept the letter and return.
This month, Wang Shu, the commander of Fuyan Road, was ordered to control the troops of six Shaanxi, and Qu Duan, the commander of Jingyuan Road, was ordered to be appointed as the commander of the commander of the Control Department. Zong Ze, the left-behind Kaifeng, also appointed Wang Shu as the agent of the Shaanxi commander, and Qu Duan as the agent of the Hedong Jingzheng. Wang Xie, the former commander of the Hedong Jingzheng, led the Western Army to start garrisoning Xingyuan Prefecture, the capital of Lizhou Road, and the imperial court appointed him as the governor of Fengxiang.
Xie Liang, the Shaanxi Punishment Envoy, was ordered to go to Xixia on January 15. He walked for more than five months before he arrived in Shaanxi. At this time, he was going to Xixia to contact the anti-Jin. Wang Shu wrote to him that you should not go to Xixia. Now Wanyan Loushi was frustrated in Xihe and rested on my Fuyan Road. But the retreat has been cut off by me, and they are just entrenched in the same states, Hua and other prefectures to take summer vacations. Since you are the Shaanxi Punishment Envoy, please help me and control all the troops in Shaanxi in your name and take food and wages at the same time. I will definitely be able to fight the golden people and flow! Even if I can't avenge my previous shame, at least I can drive Wanyan Loushi back to the east bank of the Yellow River! My biggest problem now is that all the people in Shaanxi do their own things, and they don't listen to me...
However, Xie Liang refused on the grounds that he was not afraid to act on his own, and entered Xixia from Huanqing Road. Unexpectedly, Xia Chongzong Li Qianshun was indeed very reluctant to part with him. Xie Liang stayed in Xixia for several months and only signed a non-aggression treaty with Xixia. However, Li Qianshun used practical actions to prove that he did not take this treaty seriously at all. Because when Xie Liang returned to his country, the Xixia army followed him and attacked the Dingbian army on Huanqing Road.
This month, on the Zhongjing Road of the Great Jin Kingdom, Zhao Ji, the Song Huizong of the former Nanjing Road of the Great Liao Kingdom, wrote a letter to Wanyan Zonghan, "Tang Taizong restored the Turks, and finally the Huang Chao uprising, and the Shatu people in the side of the Turks saved the Tang Dynasty. Maodun Shanyu released Emperor Gaozu of Han in Baideng, and finally the north and south Huns split, and Huhanye Shanyu was able to rely on the Han Dynasty. In modern times, Yelu Deguang destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty and killed all the Shi family, resulting in chaos in the world, and the Khitans could not occupy the Central Plains. Recently, I heard that my son Zhao Gou was supported by everyone and called himself emperor. This was the kindness of my ancestors of the Zhao family. Now, why didn't the Great Jin Dynasty imitate Emperor Taizong of Tang, Maodun Shanyu, who was promoted to the rise and fall, and enjoyed the good of annual money and jade and silk? To negotiate peace with our Song Dynasty, we can let our descendants enjoy the benefits of the ages."
On July 1, 2018, the 70-year-old Zong Ze finally couldn't support him anymore. He was an old man, a civil servant, and his health was normal. In the past two years, the Jin army first destroyed Song, and then he stayed alone in Kaifeng City and insisted on resisting Jin. These were not only fatigue, but also made him feel turbulent.
When a person is old, he lives not only his body, but also his mood. In this dilemma, Zong Ze has to face the indifference of his emperor. His enthusiasm for serving the country has turned into pain in his worries and pain in his country. How hot he was before, how cold he was at this time. He is sick, and his worries and anger are sick, and his back is irritated... Before his death, the generals surrounded the sickbed and heard him say the last sentence, "I am covered with the dust of the two emperors, and I am so angry. If you can annihilate the powerful enemy and achieve the ambition of the Lord's recovery, I will not have any hatred to die."
The generals cried bitterly and replied in unison, "Dare you not to do your best." Then they heard Zong Ze sigh slightly. While chanting Du Fu's famous line describing Zhuge Liang, a famous prime minister, "Die before he succeeds, letting the heroes cry..." As he died, the old man suddenly shouted three times again, "Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river...", Zong Ze died without saying a word about his own family...
Zong Ze's life achievements can be summarized into three points: 1 When the mountains and rivers were broken, he keenly realized the false peace talks and real threats of the Jin army, leaving Zhao Gou in Cizhou, and preserved the only bloodline for the Song Dynasty... Of course, whether this one is right or wrong, is it a different matter if he regrets it very much...
He rebuilt Kaifeng City, integrated the Mesopotamian area, and revitalized the prestige of the Song Dynasty in a very short period of time. He blocked the enemy troops outside the country's gates for only more than a year after destroying the country. This was simply incredible...
He released a young soldier who violated military discipline and was about to be executed, and let the young man go to the battlefield to fight for the country... Zong Ze did this countless times, and at that time he would never have thought about what this small thing meant to the Song Dynasty and the Han people! Because this young man was called Yue Fei!
Yue Fei is about to be beheaded, and no history books record what he has done. However, from Yue Fei's early experience, it is too convenient for him to commit the facts. He is too stubborn. Many times, it is more appropriate to say that he is violent than to be fierce. What's more terrible is that he has strong enough courage to vent his anger. Later, Yue Fei once disagrees with a superior officer at the dinner table. As a result, he punched the boss on the spot with a punch...
This is not accidental. Compared with other ZTE generals, Yue Fei has an essential difference. For example, Liu Guangshi is the Yanei, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, and Wu brothers who grew up in the army have been joined by the army and are used to being bound by military law. No matter how much grievance is encountered, Han Shizhong is robbed and captured Fang La alive, he just hides in the corner and sulks...
What about Yue Fei? Because Yue Fei found that Wang Yan was not brave in fighting, strictly speaking, he was just not as brave as him, and could refuse restraint and lead the army alone to escape. Do you believe that he could stab him to death and dare to steal his credit with Xin Xingzong?
Yue Fei had all kinds of flaws in the early days, which were caused by his becoming a monk halfway and going to the battlefield without special training from the army. This is very dangerous. If this continues, Yue Fei will only be a flash of cereus that blooms instantly, and even if it is extremely dazzling, it will end in disgrace. The reason why he was able to create the legend behind and become the leading military god of the Han people is because he can correct his mistakes...
Yue Fei was naturally addicted to alcohol, but later he did not stick to alcohol. Yue Fei was not controlled and his military discipline was dispersed. However, the Yue family army later became the most strict military discipline in China's more than 5,000 years of history... What an amazing comparison!
All of this must be left alive from the execution ground! At the critical moment, Zong Ze arrived. He saw Yue Fei's appearance and figure. He felt that it was a pity that such a hero would die in his own execution ground if he didn't go to the battlefield. It was a pity! At that time, there were thousands of Jin troops attacking Sishui. Zong Ze sent 500 cavalry to Yue Fei and ordered him to commit crimes and make meritorious service...
500 vs. Thousands... What do you think about the two sentences "The Jurchens are not satisfied with ten thousand, and they are invincible"? Is it a slim chance of survival? The answer is that Yue Fei took 500 cavalry to disperse thousands of Jin soldiers, and brought the head of the Jin army to return and sue the order...
Zong Ze was overjoyed. He had millions of heavy troops under his command and brave generals who were not afraid of death. For example, General Zhang Xuan fought with few enemies in the Battle of Huazhou and died for his country. However, few people like Yue Fei who could even kill Jin people. He immediately promoted Yue Fei and increased his investigation efforts. Soon after, he found Yue Fei and took out a book. The dialogue afterwards was a classic:
Zong Ze "Yue Fei, your wisdom, courage and talent are comparable to those of ancient generals. But you like field battles, which is not a complete solution. Now you are just a general, so it's nothing to do. You can become a general in command of the army later. How can you do this? You have to study this book "The Formation Map" carefully, and you will use it in the future." "The Formation Map" refers to the things that Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty Zhao Guangyi was shot in the thigh under Youzhou City and used to remotely control the army and torture Cao Bin, Pan Mei and other first batch of Song Dynasty generals. Over time, every generation of Song Dynasty officials regarded the Formation Map as a magic weapon to control the front line generals. When torture becomes a habit, when habit becomes a tradition, this thing is deeply imprinted in the minds of the generals of the Song Dynasty. As a civil servant, Zong Ze was very sensitive to observe things. He saw what Yue Fei's weakness was. Did he have no professional experience? Then please see the professional behavior manual of senior generals of the Song Dynasty!
From this we can see Zong Ze's painstaking efforts for Yue Fei. He wanted to train Yue Fei to become a senior general! But after carefully reading the formation map, Yue Fei answered his words "The formation is then fought, the common method of war, the wonderful use of the use is in one mind" What is the "heart"? It is most appropriate to use the official language of the Song Dynasty to answer. Many years later, Song Xiaozong's lyrics to restore Yue Fei's official title mentioned that "Fei wisdom is slightly not specialized in ancient methods, and Shen Xiong is almost talented"? Everything about Yue Fei is talented! The so-called "wisdom is empty and unconventional, he only needs to constantly explore himself in the war, and does not have to learn from anyone!
But at this time, he had no chance and was likely not able to stand alone. Yue Fei was a sharp weapon in Zong Ze's hand, cutting gold and iron, killing people, but it still had little effect on the overall situation of the Song and Jin confrontation...
Chapter completed!