There are two main reasons: First, the ninth sister is weak in character and afraid of death. His throne was delivered to him, and he was able to sit on it securely with the support of warlords with military power. He would be at a loss as to what to do if there was any mutiny.
Secondly, the core of power within the pro-imperial faction was a group of capitulationists who only sought to profit. This group of capitulationists could not only slander Yue Fei but also intimidate Ninth Sister into submission. Coupled with the information gap, this led to a complete loss of battlefield advantage. Ninth Sister's ambition was completely extinguished, and she submitted to the most unfavorable situation.
With that mentality, Yue Fei was not that important, and he could only reluctantly accept sacrificing Yue Fei in exchange for his own safety.
Since the Shaoxing Peace Agreement, the Jin Dynasty has indeed rarely attacked the Southern Song. Why? The most fundamental reason is that the Southern Song Dynasty provided 50% of its annual tax revenue to the Jin Dynasty. With such a huge profit, why would the Jin Dynasty still attack the Southern Song Dynasty? Even if the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, it would not gain such a huge benefit! This is the so-called fundamental reason for the so-called 137-year continuation of the Shaoxing Peace Agreement. All other reasons are not the most critical.
It's simple: if the Jin Dynasty had conquered the Southern Song, would it have gained such enormous benefits? The answer is no—absolutely not. It might even have lost money.
Isn't it? So what if the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty? Did they wipe out the entire population of the Southern Song Dynasty? Could the Jin Dynasty have produced such great wealth with this land? That goes without saying.
But using the people of Song as slaves would be equally troublesome. If things go wrong, the people might rebel and become a mess. Isn't it best to just make the Southern Song pay tribute? That's the best option!
However, this was only when the Jin Dynasty had no need for it. In other words, if the Jin Dynasty needed to use Southern Song territory, it would attack the Southern Song. Therefore, after the peace agreement, the Song and Jin dynasties also fought many wars. There are two main reasons for this.
The Southern Song Dynasty was unable to bear the burden and demanded a readjustment of the annual tribute amount, which led to a war. In the end, the Southern Song Dynasty was defeated and had no choice but to continue paying the annual tribute.
When the Jin Dynasty needed to use part of the Southern Song territory, it would take the initiative to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. This was also one of the reasons why the Song and Jin dynasties fought many wars after the Shaoxing Peace Agreement.
After the Shaoxing Peace Agreement, the two main reasons for the war between Song and Jin were the above two. Of course, there were other reasons as well, but they were generally less common.
Well, many people would probably ask, the "Oath" of the Shaoxing Peace Agreement clearly states that it is only a small amount of annual tribute, so how can it be said that the Southern Song Dynasty paid 50% of its fiscal revenue to the Jin Dynasty every year?
Humph, maybe more than 50%!
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