Fanfiction 16: The Book of Song, Chronicles, Volume 24 - Fire that Sets the Field ablaze
Emperor Guangwu of the Tang Dynasty was named Jiu, with the courtesy name Deji. He was the ninth son of Emperor Huizong, and his mother was Empress Xianren Wei. He was born in the palace of Tokyo on the 5th day of the 1st year of Daguan, with a red light shining in the room. On the 8th day of the 8th month, he was given a name and appointed as the governor of Dingwu Army, the inspector of the Grand Commandant, and the Duke of Shu. On the 1st day of the 1st month of the 2nd year, he was granted the title of Prince of Guangping. On the 12th day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of Xuanhe, he was further granted the title of Prince of Kang. He was bright and intelligent, well-read, and had a strong memory. He could recite more than a thousand words a day when reading, and could draw a bow of 1.5 shi. In the 4th year of Xuanhe, he was crowned and went out to live in a secluded residence. … On the first day of the 5th month, the emperor ascended the altar to receive the order. After the ceremony, he cried bitterly, thanked the two emperors from afar, and ascended the throne in the government. He changed the reign to Jianyan. (All original texts of the Chronicle of Emperor Gaozong of Song) In the 7th month, he was in Mingdao Palace, fell into a well and woke up three days later, and saw a red light rising to the sky again. The emperor ordered Li Gang to return to power, and ordered Liu Yan and others to come to Liaodong for justice, and formed a Red Heart Team to guard the palace. At that time, Kang Lu relied on his merits to isolate the inside and outside, and was executed.
In October, at Sujiegou, Han Shizhong's army was in chaos and killed the imperial censor Niu Gao. The emperor's left and right advised him to cross the river to escape. The emperor said sternly: The world is in chaos like the end of the Han Dynasty. I can be filial and offer sacrifices, but you should think of Wu Hou and don't learn from Dong Cheng. At that time, Li Gang was beside him and said anxiously: Even so, the world can be without ministers but not without monarchs. Zhaolie was also in danger at Changban. The emperor laughed loudly: How could Zhaolie avoid Huan Hou? So he led a few riders into the camp at night and shouted: Good minister, Han Shizhong is in chaos. I have nowhere to go, so I came to you. At that time, Shizhong was sleeping soundly and had not woken up. When he heard the news, he came out naked and bowed. He was too scared to respond. The emperor laughed and stopped him. He ordered him to quell the rebellion and have a meal in the camp with Yang Yi Zhong and others. He killed the rebel general and returned. He bowed and reported. The emperor saw that he was very brave, so he ordered him to stand in front of the army, personally untied the jade belt and tied it, and encouraged him, saying: A brave warrior, don't bend your back. The world is in decline, and only the general can support your back and be courageous.
In November, Ding Jin rebelled, blocked the road, and moved to Shunchang. Hearing that Shandong East Road was in chaos, Liu Yu of Jinan killed the defending general Guan Sheng and rebelled, Zhao Mingcheng of Zibo escaped from the siege, and Liu Hongdao of Qingzhou fled. At that time, Shizhong was stationed at Yingshui, and the emperor visited him at night. He held his hand and asked: "Speak frankly, can we defeat the Jin people?" Shizhong was silent for a long time, and replied: "The Central Plains is open, and cavalry is used; we have been at peace for a long time, and it is difficult to fight in a hurry. Now it is really impossible to fight." The emperor sighed and said: "I know it too, but the people are innocent." He returned to the imperial court and ordered Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi and others to station in Huai and Si respectively, and move to Shouzhou for preparation.
When the army arrived at Shouzhou, Zhang Jun came out to meet him at Dongting and advised him: Your Majesty has failed the expectations of the whole world. How can you live under a dangerous wall? Please go to Yangzhou for a while, and I will defend this place. If you send a small army of 30,000, please help your Majesty to defeat them; if you send all the troops of the country to the south, you should fight to the death to resist them. The emperor said: You are a loyal minister, but Laozi said: "To bear the disgrace of the country is to be the master of the country; to bear the misfortune of the country is to be the king of the world." I will not refuse! He said again: You followed me when the army was defeated in Hebei, and now I will take on the responsibility in this time of crisis. I also promised you that you will not fail me and I will not fail you.
In December, Wushu, the fourth prince of Jin, entered Jeju, and Liu Guangshi was very frightened. He falsely claimed that the Jin army had arrived, abandoned the six states and burned the ferry to isolate Xiacai, falsely claiming to protect the emperor, and wanted to take the emperor to Jiangzuo. At that time, the emperor was stationed at the place where Xie Xuan defeated the Hu. He first received the report of Shizhong's army, and then heard that Guangshi had arrived. Some of the people around him were afraid of the rebels, and some were old subordinates, so they all tried to appease him. The emperor did not say anything, and waited for Guangshi to arrive. Suddenly he drew his sword and went out, beheading him in the chaotic army, like slaughtering a chicken. After killing Guangshi, the rest of the troops were panic. So he summoned the team leaders to ask them. Some were homesick, some asked for rewards, and some were dissatisfied. All were rewarded or punished according to his words, and the decision was made in an instant, and people's hearts were slightly relieved. He went out of the tent again, put on armor, and led the squad to kill all those who were afraid of fighting and wanted to flee south. He said: "It is human nature to miss fame, wealth and hometown. Now I have an agreement with you that rewards and punishments will be decided by the emperor, and those who are afraid of fighting will not be pardoned. The three armies are in awe." Zhang Yongzhen and others said: The government is not afraid of fighting, so why should we care about our lives?
Soon, the Jin army came to the Huai River, and hundreds of fierce soldiers crossed the river first. The emperor saw it from a distance, patted Wang De on the back and said: The Jin army is arrogant, I wonder if the "Yaksha" is afraid? De said with wide eyes: Your Majesty, just watch it. He led a dozen cavalrymen and drove straight in, beheaded the fierce general Doubi, and the Jin army did not dare to cross the river for several days.
On the 28th, the emperor and his ministers had a banquet at Bagong Mountain. Prime Minister Lu Haowen was slightly drunk, so the emperor took his arm and returned to the tent. At that time, as the war was approaching, many people wore military uniforms. Haowen pretended to be drunk and advised: Why are the official's sleeves narrow and undecorated, and the clothes are not fitted. The emperor laughed and said: Prime Minister is drunk, this is just what the army should do. Haowen also laughed: In this case, I am like the great scholar Su, full of inappropriate things. After the banquet, thinking about the isolation of Xia Cai, the emperor wanted to go there in person to comfort them, and Jun asked to take his place. The emperor replied: Your intention is clear. However, the world is overturned. If you want to be perfect, then the Overlord burned his boats, Guangwu broke the siege of Kunyang, Zhaolie led the people across the river, Wu Hou went to Qishan six times, Zhang Xun defended Suiyang alone, and Ru Bing died in the enemy camp during the Jingkang period. Didn't they all act on their own? A real man has his own things to do and his own things not to do! Now if I don't go there in person, there is no way to comfort the people, so you should calm the camp.
He and Yang Yizhong braved the snowstorm and crossed the river alone in a boat at night to Xiacai. He presented Jun with duck from the banquet, Guangshishou, and glass. He shook hands and said goodbye: "You can decide whether to fight, defend, surrender or flee. But if you remember the agreement at Dongting, please write to me first." Jun bowed his hands without saying anything, and returned to his son-in-law Tian Shizhong and said: "Guangwu has spoken to me in person and has treated me as a national hero. I will not stop until I die. Why should I say anything else?"
On the 29th, Wuzhu sent Zhao Qiu, a former general of the Western Army, to persuade him to surrender. Jun pretended to be coy and lied to him, saying: I am willing to ask for thousands of gold and silver before I surrender the city. Everyone in the world knows that Jun is greedy for money, and the Jin people did not suspect him. When the gold and silver arrived, Jun summoned all the generals, beheaded Zhao Qiu, hung Guangshi's head, and distributed all his family property to the soldiers, which shocked the whole army. Jun said with emotion: People say that those who are greedy for money must be gambling, and I am also a vulgar person. Now I will put people first, give up my family and life to fight for eternal wealth and honor with you, and defend this lonely city. Everyone was moved by his heroism and went out as ordered. Jun went back alone and cried to Liulizi. On the 30th, Wuzhu heard that the emperor went to Xiacai at night. So he ordered people to write a letter, telling the emperor about the two saints and the royal family, which was very humiliating. The emperor read it and was silent for a long time. At dusk, he showed it to all the ministers and said: If you write to a beast, how is it different from writing to it? ! He then ordered a white edict to be drafted, written personally by Zhao Jiu of Cangzhou, Hebei, stamped it with the emperor's seal, spat on it, and threw it back to the golden envoy.
On the first day of the second year, Bagongshan issued a decree to the world: 1. Song and Jin cannot coexist. If you regard yourself as Song, regardless of age or nationality, everyone has the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war. 2. Those who do not recover the land of the two rivers and welcome back the two saints will not be pardoned. 3. Fighting against Jin is the first priority in the world. Those who dare to fight in the two rivers are allowed to temporarily occupy military states and manage their own military affairs. 4. Li Gang is appointed as the prime minister to manage all affairs in the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor will stop in the north of the Yangtze River. If he fails, he will die! 5. If something unexpected happens, we should ask heroes to rise up, recover the land and save the people, and become the master of the world. After saying this, he drew his sword, cut off the case and swore: Song can perish, but the world cannot! The decree was issued, and the world was pardoned again, saying: Jin thieves are powerful. Anyone who surrenders after fighting hard, has no weapons, or is forced to follow the thieves, if he can turn back, his previous crimes will not be investigated, and his merits will be counted according to the rules. Those who framed friendly troops and fled in fear of fighting like Liu Guangshi; those who assisted the enemy and framed and killed soldiers and civilians like Liu Yu; those who plotted and colluded with the enemy like Shi Wenbin, should be put to death. Wuzhu was terrified when he heard the announcement and killed all the surrendered officials in the camp, except Wenbin.
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