On the first day of the first lunar month in the fourth year, the Jin army of the Western Route, Lou Shi, broke through Tongguan, and Li Yanxian defeated his subordinate Wanyan Saba in Pinglu. On the fifth day, Lü Haowen stayed behind, and the emperor led Ban Zhi out of the capital. On the seventh day, he met with the army in the imperial camp. On the tenth day, he entered Luoyang, and Li Qiong led 20,000 troops to aid Shanzhou. On the twenty-second day, Shizhong was stationed in Chang'an. In February, Lou Shi retreated.

In March, he returned to the capital. The Jin people returned Empress Dowager Xuanhe and the princesses. On the 21st, the Taihu bell was reversed. On the 25th, Lou Shi returned and conquered Danzhou. Wu Jie retreated to Fuzhou. The emperor then went to Luoyang and ordered the Jinshi to accompany the army to announce the official report, and entrusted the emperor's son to Lu Haowen.

In April, Shizhong was appointed to guard Tongzhou, Hu Yin was appointed to lead the military and political affairs of the three states in northern Shaanxi, Wu Jie was appointed as the governor of Jingyuan Road, Wu Linyan was appointed as the military commander of Fuzhou, and Qu Duan was appointed as the governor of Huanqing Road. On the fifth day, Wang Boyan was appointed as the governor of Luoyang. On the eighteenth day, the emperor secretly led the central army to Chang'an, and secretly transferred Yue Fei and Zhang Jun's troops to Beiwei, Zhang Xian, and Tian Shizhong. He summoned the generals of the Western Army, and appointed Liu Xi as the commander of the three western routes, Liu Qi as the governor of Lizhou Road, and Zhao Zhe as the governor of Qinfeng Road. Loushi fell to Fuzhou, and Wu Jie retreated to Fangzhou. On the twenty-second day, Wu Jie defeated the vanguard of Loushi at Xiaoqiao Mountain, and then touched the helmet to measure the temperature. He also broke through the golden medal Langjun Salihe with a bayonet attack. When the emperor heard about it, he showed his army report to all the generals and praised them: Since the Jingkang period, who is not the Jin general who defeated the Jin army with a small number of troops?

In May, Zhang Xian and Tian Shizhong led their troops to the country. Li Yongqi, a member of the Tangut tribe, had long remembered the emperor's kindness, so he and Zi Shifu led 4,000 foreign cavalry to return to help in the war, praising his loyalty. On the fifth day, the Jin army broke through Changquan. When the army's report arrived, the army discussed the matter. The emperor was shocked. When his attendants asked him why, he pretended to be angry and said: Pinglu has been lost! Everyone was at ease. At night, he summoned Xu Zhong, Jun, Zi Yu, Jing Mo, Xian and others to discuss whether to save Luoyang or fight a decisive battle at Baishui. At that time, the emperor Du Fei had already crossed Hebei and divided the Jin army. He said decisively: The rise and fall of the Song Dynasty, the hatred of the country and the family, all depend on this one move. I would rather die and be called Zhaolie than sit and enjoy the throne of Emperor Gaozong. Now there are 100,000 against 40,000, and the advantage is on my side! Send troops to fight a decisive battle today!

On May 12, he arrived in Fuping and sent Qu Duan to summon Wu Jie. When Wu Jie arrived, the emperor was practicing archery. He said with a smile: "The country is fighting a war in Guanxi, and good ministers have other jobs. Now I will give you a hundred thousand troops to destroy Loushi. Is that okay?" Jie said with emotion: "I dare not refuse, but I will die for you!" The next day, following the example of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, he personally gathered the people to wait for him, invited Jie to sit at the main seat, and appointed Wu Jie as the commander-in-chief of the six routes in Guanxi, the deputy commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, and the grand marshal, and the military governor of Zhenxi Army, and supervised Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian and the soldiers and civilians in Guanxi.

On the 21st, Wu Jie set up his battle array at Yaoshan to fight Loushi, and the emperor stayed at the mountain to watch the battle. Wuzhu captured Luoyang, and Wang Boyan died for his loyalty and was posthumously awarded the title of Zhongmu. On the 27th, Wen Fei led an army of 40,000 into Hebei, and the third prince of Jin, Erliduo, urgently sent 40,000 troops to rescue him. Wuzhu and Han Chang abandoned their baggage and crossed Longmen to rescue Loushi. On the 28th, Erliduo attacked Pinglu, and Li Yanxian resisted. Shizhong left his troops to guard Pujin Ferry, and personally led 3,000 Beiwei troops to rush to Yaoshan.

On the 29th, Lou Shi first led Wanyan Shensi to attack Jinsu Mountain. Qiao Ze of Qinfeng Road was defeated and retreated. Lou Shi then joined forces to attack Yingbei, and Jie led Liu Qi to fight against him. Then, deputy commander Balisu led Yelu Ma's five divisions and Haner's army to attack Dongpoyuan. At that time, Wang Yan and Li Qiong defended the plateau, and Jie led Wang De, Zhang Jing, Qiao Zhongfu, and Xin Qizong to support them. By noon, Jin gradually lost its strength. Wuzhu suddenly led his troops to attack, and the left and right were shocked and advised to retreat. The emperor raised the dragon flag to respond. The generals were excited and fought to the death. When Lou Shi saw the dragon flag, he personally led 7,000 iron pagodas to charge into the battle formation. All who blocked him were defeated. Li Yongqi, Li Yanqi, Murong Wei, Qiao Ze, and Jiao Wentong were all killed. Wu Jie killed the fleeing general Zhao Zhe, who was injured by Lou Shi. When the emperor saw Lou Shi approaching, he led his troops down the mountain. Han Shizhong and Qu Duan also arrived. However, Lou Shi was too brave to be defeated and injured Yi Zhong and others. When he arrived in front of the emperor, the emperor shot his bow but missed. Shizhong shot and injured his left arm again. Lou Shi fell off his horse. The head of the army, Hou Dan, fought to the death and cut off his head. All his cavalrymen died. The Jin army was defeated and fled north. At that time, many of the Jin army used falcons to spy on the army. The emperor ordered his generals to congratulate him by flying on Yuan Luodiao. The army sang "The emperor's arrows conquered Yaoshan, and the soldiers sang to recover Hanguan". On the 30th, Han Chang and other generals were captured and killed. Wuzhu escaped by floating on a wooden plank across the river. From then on, the offensive and defensive situation of Song and Jin changed.

In June, the merits were discussed, and the words "I dare not forget it" were written. Shizhong was given gifts, and he was promoted to Junior Master, Military Governor of Three Counties, and King of Yan'an. He was called unparalleled in the world, and he boasted about his achievements in the army. Li Yongqi was posthumously awarded the title of Duke of Nanyang County, and his son Shifu inherited the title. The Tang system was restored, and the meritorious soldiers in this battle were granted the title of Tian. Fei returned from Hebei and submitted the "Strategy for Suppressing Jin" saying: To pacify Jin, we should first pacify the south to stabilize the interior, recover Shaanxi and Beijing to the east to control the Yellow River, rest and recuperate for three years, take Hedong and Taiyuan to sweep Hebei, restrain Mongolia and divide Goryeo to reduce its power, then the Han Dynasty will rise, and Huanglong can arrive. The emperor praised it and ordered the army to move to pacify Zhong Xiang.

In October, Lü Haowen asked to retire because he was old and wanted to seek the truth in the original school. The emperor refused and appointed him as the minister of state affairs to consult, and Zhao Ding was appointed as his successor. Goryeo and Japan came to the court, and the emperor ordered to open the ports for trade. Zheng Yinian returned to the south, and the emperor suspected that he was a spy and wanted to accuse him of nothing. The imperial censor Wanqi Xie took off his hat and advised: "If you don't have to, how can you convince the world? If you don't have to, how can you rule the world?" The emperor thanked him and said: "If it weren't for you, I would have made a mistake." On the 22nd, due to the great victory at Yaoshan, the birth of a daughter by Concubine Pan, all those who did not serve the Jin people and were traitors to the Song Dynasty were pardoned. On the first day of the fourth year of Jianyan, Lü Haowen and Lü Benzhong, father and son, were ordered to publicize the "Original School" to the world.

In February, Huguang impeached Yue Fei for playing with thieves and being self-respecting. The emperor got a secret memorial and knew what Yue Fei meant. He kept it in his palace and ordered Zhang Jun to supervise the army. Soon, Yue Fei defeated Yang Yao, the prime minister of Zhong, in seven days, and pacified his people. They did not rebel again, and the people were convinced. On the 21st, Ma Shen advised that the secret memorial had the suspicion of isolating the civil and military inside and outside, and asked to execute Yang Yizhong. The emperor smiled and said nothing. On the 23rd, the iron ball experiment was carried out in Beijing, proving the shortcomings of Taoism. The emperor established Yuanxue as an official school, and Yuanxue flourished. Wang Shuwang was restored to the throne, and the new and old party members were pardoned. He entered the officialdom and took the examination as usual, which shocked the whole country.

In March, the ball market was opened, Zhang Jun and Wu Jie were summoned to participate in the competition, and the military school was opened. On the eighth day, he watched a variety show with the imperial concubine and the prime minister in Jingfu Palace. The actors performed "Two Holy Rings" to satirize him, but the emperor did not say a word. On the tenth day, he ordered to sort out the old events of Jingkang, reward and posthumously award officials who had made contributions and honored them, and to compensate half of their salaries since Jianyan, and to deprive them of their excessive favors and privileges. On the eighteenth day, Wu Qimai, the lord of Jin, suffered a stroke, and the ruling Nianhan sent an envoy to ask for peace. The emperor said: "Yanshan is the boundary. Only after killing Nianhan, Wuzhu and seven other people who were the culprits of Jingkang, can we agree to peace." The Jin envoy blamed Song for breaking the agreement first. The emperor said: "You are weak and broke the agreement, and you brought humiliation upon yourself. What I am holding now is that blood will flow like a river, and the hatred will be difficult to resolve." The Jin envoy left in anger. When the emperor asked the ministers, none dared to speak. The emperor imitated the feast of the broken tassel, ordered the doors to be closed and the lights to be turned off, so that the left and right could not see. He said: "What does Jingkang have to do with you? It is the two emperors who are absurd, and the six thieves who have harmed the country. Now those who want peace are on the left, and those who want war are on the right." Only one person was on the right. The emperor ordered him to return to his position and said again, "So, those who return the old land of the two rivers and agree to peace are on the left", and the number is four and one; this number is three, and when it comes to "return the two emperors, the three states of Jingdong, northern Shaanxi, and Hewai, and those who agree to peace will be tied up Liu Yu and Zhe Keqiu", the left and right are half and half. The emperor said: "I know, you just return to your position." The lights were turned on, and the emperor had returned to the harem. Everyone was stunned, but Hu Quan was the only one who shouted angrily: "The one on the left is a traitor to the country, and he will be punished by heaven!" On the 26th, Wuzhu's brothers killed Nianhan and supported Aguda's eldest grandson Heci. The three kings ruled, and Wuqimai abdicated as the Supreme.

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