Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

Not long after Emperor Qinzong returned to the palace, the Jin army sent envoys to the court again, demanding 100 million ingots of gold, 200 million ingots of silver, and 100 million pieces of silk.Faced with such astronomical figures, Emperor Qinzong, who had been frightened for a long time, fully agreed and ordered the entire city to search for gold, silver and silk, and those who hid them would be punished with heavy fines.

At this time, the city of Bianjing had been plundered during the first peace negotiation between the Song and Jin Dynasties, and there was not much gold, silver, and silk in the city. Now that the Jin Army was asking for it again, the treasury had been completely emptied, but it was difficult to satisfy the Jin Army's request.So in desperation, Emperor Qinzong ordered the dignitaries, wealthy families, and businessmen to contribute funds to reward the army.And this so-called investment is actually robbing.Those who resist are often punished with severe punishments.Even so, the gold and silver were still insufficient. Mei Zhili and other four ministers who were responsible for collecting gold and silver were beheaded for this. The remaining officials were often punished with sticks. Many people were forced to commit suicide. The city of Bianjing was in a state of chaos and depression. .

Then the Jin army asked for horses and searched all over the city to get more than [-] horses. There were no horses in Bianjing city, so all the officials had to go to court on foot.Later, the Jin people asked for [-] more women. Song Qinzong did not dare to neglect, so he quickly ordered people to prepare. If the number was insufficient, he used concubines and clan girls to make up the number.

At this time, the Jin army saw that the Song Dynasty was weak, so they also put away their hypocrisy of not being allowed to plunder the people in the city when they first entered the city. So the Jin army entered the city to rob the gold and silver women. Wanyan Zongwang, as the commander of the army, Regardless of his face, he personally entered the city and robbed 72 women for his own pleasure.

In addition to the Jin army, what is even more terrifying is the Song army in the city. After several defeats and the fall of the capital, the Song army completely lost any fighting spirit. Faced with the reality that they would be killed at some point, the bestiality in these people's hearts was infinitely suppressed. enlarge.At this time, the generals who commanded the army had already found it difficult to control their subordinates, so evil behaviors such as arson, robbery, and rape of women were common among the Song army.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingkang, it was the occasion of the New Year. Jinying was full of joy and laughter, but the city of Bianjing was gloomy.Emperor Qinzong was afraid of being disrespectful to the Jin people, so he sent Ji Wang Zhao Xu and Jing Wang Zhao Mu out of the city to congratulate the Jin army on the New Year. Nianhan and Wanyan Zongwang also ordered people to come to the court to congratulate them.

However, this short New Year did not diminish the greed of the Jin army. Before the first month was over, the Jin army sent people to the court again, saying that the funds to reward the army were not enough, and Emperor Qinzong must personally pledge the gold and silver. If he did not go, The general will raise his army and enter the inner city to collect it for himself.

Emperor Qinzong had no choice but to go to Jinying with Li Ruoshui, the Minister of Rites, and others. Unexpectedly, on the way, the Jin people wanted to take off the dragon robe forcibly on the grounds that Emperor Qinzong was a minister and wearing a dragon robe was against the law. Emperor Qinzong put on his dragon robe and put on clothes made of golden sheepskin, and ordered him to write another surrender form and destroy his country's title.Emperor Qinzong had no choice but to comply.Only Li Ruoshui hugged Emperor Qinzong's legs tightly, cried loudly, and angrily shouted: "You dog thieves, how dare you insult my king?"

The Jin man dragged Li Ruoshui to the ground and hit him on the cheek with a wooden board. Suddenly, dozens of teeth were broken in his mouth, and blood flowed across his face. However, although Li Ruoshui's words were unclear, he still cursed endlessly. In the end, he collapsed due to excessive anger. Fainting.

When this incident reached Nianhan's ears, he was very impressed. He didn't want such a loyal person to be in such a situation in the Southern Dynasty, so he wanted to stay with him and listen to him, so he sent an order: "Make sure that Li Shilang is safe!"

When they arrived at Jinying, Li Ruoshui went on a hunger strike for several days in order to die. Nianhan sent people to persuade him: "There is nothing that can be done now. Although the Duke said yesterday, the country loves the Lord's loyalty, so he has no anger. If he obeys today, You will be rich tomorrow!"

After hearing this, Li Ruoshui sighed: "There are no two days in the sky, why would Ruoshui rather serve two masters?"

The servant on the side said consolingly: "My father-in-law and his parents live a long life. If they can be less humiliated, I hope they can come together to pay homage."

Hearing this, Li Ruoshui yelled loudly: "At this time, I no longer care about my family! A loyal minister serves the king, even if he dies. However, my parents are old. Please don't speak out when you return. Tell my brother to speak slowly. Yes."

A few days later, Nianhan summoned Li Ruoshui to discuss matters in the big tent. When Li Ruoshui arrived, Nianhan asked: "I already know the loyalty of the public, and now we have a matter to discuss. Now the Zhao family has no virtue. Emperor Taizong wants to create a different surname for Emperor Song, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Li Ruoshui argued: "Your Majesty has a plan for the lives of others, and he sinned within himself. Your Majesty is benevolent, filial, kind, thrifty, and has never done anything wrong. How should we lightly discuss the abolition of the establishment?"

After hearing this, Nianhan's face turned cold and he said: "Your dynasty broke its trust first, all because of Hui and Qin. What's the use of keeping the emperor like this?"

When Li Ruoshui heard this, he was furious and said: "If you break your promise, it is even worse!" Then he spat in Nianhan's face and cursed: "You are a sealing pig and a snake, you are a real thief, you will perish forever! "

Nianhan became angry and shouted: "Push it out, if you dare to speak more, I will cut out your tongue!"

Jin Bing took the order and dragged Li Ruoshui outside the camp. When passing by his servants, Li Ruoshui said: "Now I die for the country, it is my duty, but what if I infringe on you and others!"

Arriving outside the camp, Li Ruoshui continued to curse. The golden soldiers on the side hit his lips with an iron ruler and knocked out all his remaining teeth. Even so, Li Ruoshui vomited blood and continued to curse.The Jin soldiers reported back to Nianhan, and Nianhan ordered his men to cut off his tongue. Although his words were vague, he still pointed at the Jin man and glared angrily.Nianhan was furious and ordered his men to behead him.

Li Ruoshui showed no fear and went to his death without hesitation. Before his execution, he sang loudly: "I am asking the sky with my pretentiousness. The soldiers of heaven are speechless. My loyal ministers have died in service. What a shame in death!" All the Song ministers around him felt sad when they heard this, and they were executed at that time. Aged 35.

The Jin soldiers killed Li Ruoshui and reported to Nianhan.Nian Han sighed, said it was a pity, and praised others: "When the Liao Kingdom fell, dozens of righteous people died, but only Li Shilang was the only one in the Southern Dynasty."

When Emperor Qinzong came to Jin camp, neither Nianhan nor Wanyan Zongwang met him. They only placed him in three rooms next to the military camp. The furnishings in the room were extremely simple.In addition to a set of tables and chairs, there is only an earthen kang and two rolls of felt. The daily diet is also very simple. There are golden soldiers guarding the outside of the house, and it is locked with iron chains at night.At this point, Emperor Qinzong and his accompanying officials completely lost their freedom and became prisoners of the Jin army.

It was the middle of winter, and perhaps God was saddened by seeing the suffering of the people in Bianjing City, so this year's winter was extremely cold with continuous rain and snow.Emperor Qinzong had to endure the torture of hunger during the day. The cold wind outside the window was biting at night, and the earthen kang in the house was cold and sticky, making it even more difficult to fall asleep.Emperor Qinzong had never experienced such suffering since he was born. He huddled in the felt and tossed and turned every night. Looking at everything in front of him, he thought of all the mistakes he had made. He regretted not listening to the loyal advice of Li Gang, Zhong Shidao and others. So my heart was cut by a knife, and I shed tears every day.

I think this Emperor Qinzong is also very pitiful. When the Jin army invaded the country, he was hastily promoted to the throne, but his father who caused the trouble was left behind. Now he has been reduced to a prisoner and suffered humiliation just one year after he became emperor. .But the Qinzong emperor was really hateful. He originally had the opportunity to reverse the decline, but because of his wavering attitude towards the Jin people, he did not distinguish between loyal and traitorous people in the court, so that he was deceived by the traitor. Disaster.