The second year of Zhenyou's reign. New Year.
The Jurchens originally did not have a calendar and did not celebrate their years. Even if they had festivals, they mostly followed Liao customs. Until the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, many Jurchens could only count how many times they had seen the grass when they were old. After entering the main domain, it gradually became colorful. For a hundred years, New Year's Day, Shangyuan, Zhonghe, Beginning of Spring, etc. are all festivals that are highly valued.
On New Year's Day, it was the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty and the time when everything was new. The emperor would ascend to the throne and be worshiped by his ministers. Later, foreign envoys would come to see him, give banquets, and give speeches. There were also lively celebrations among the people.
Today is Wanyan Xun's first New Year's Day since he ascended the throne. He also hopes that this New Year's Day will be as magnificent and prosperous as before, showing the prosperity of a great country.
It's a pity that it can't be done. There will be nothing this year, no ceremony, no celebration, no foreign messengers to celebrate, so the monarch and his ministers will just go about their business as usual.
Zhongdu City, which used to be brightly lit and Kingo couldn't help but feel very quiet now.
Wan Yanxun stood on the Penglai Pavilion and saw brightly lit lights on the city wall and soldiers patrolling back and forth. The Mongolian cavalry didn't care about the New Year, and they continued to harass them in the past few days. Because the Xishan Camp and the Jinkou Camp in the north of the city were lost, Tongxuan Gate and Zhangyi Gate were very tight in both directions, and the lights at the top of the city were extremely dense.
There were also flames rising somewhere outside the city. It was probably a village that had been set on fire by the Mongolian cavalry.
In the third year of Da'an, the Mongolian army came once, but failed to capture Zhongdu and retreated. Since last year, the Mongolian troops have been thinning the city for more than four months, but they still cannot take the city, so the officials in the city may not be too nervous. Wanyan Xun could clearly hear that in the mansions closer to the imperial city, there were still singing, dancing, banquets, and even the sounds of silk and bamboo orchestras.
Ordinary people will certainly suffer a little more.
Zhongdu City originally had a population of hundreds of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of people have fled from surrounding areas in the past few months. The imperial court could not accommodate them at all, and the temples and temples could not accommodate so many of them. Many people can only sleep under the eaves on both sides of the street.
It was cold and they were huddled together in a heap. Wan Yanxun could see their black voices and hear them crying, moaning, and complaining in the biting cold wind. Fortunately, officers from the Police Patrol Court and soldiers from the Weijie Army have been patrolling.
Wherever the guards and soldiers patrolled, the refugees would stop crying and try their best to curl up and not attract attention. Since the beginning of winter, the court would still provide relief at first, but later the food supply became increasingly tight, so much so that three pounds of platinum could not be exchanged for three liters of rice, and relief operations were stopped. As a result, hundreds or even hundreds of refugees are dying of cold and starvation every day. Officers and soldiers patrolled everywhere, dragging dead people to the mass graves outside the south gate and throwing them away.
Some people thought they were about to die, so they would take the initiative to plead with the officers, asking them to put in a little effort. Some people don't want to die yet, so they try to curl up as small as possible so as not to attract attention.
Wanyan Xun witnessed this scene with a blank expression, turned around and came down from Penglai Pavilion.
I originally wanted to see the scenery in Zhongdu, but I never expected to see these. But there is nothing you can do about it, just look at it.
In fact, Wanyan Xun was in a good mood today, because the two strategies he had been promoting, namely peace and capital relocation, finally had hope of being realized.
Several important officials in the court did not agree with this, and even suppressed Wanyan Xun to prevent the discussion from being released to the outside world. But this morning, Shan Yi, the left prime minister and Pingzhang political disciple, who was originally firmly opposed, actually relaxed a little. He suggested that he might as well send a prince to explore the Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing and take a look at the environment before making a decision.
This is a given. How can the emperor's jade chariot be easily moved? If we really want to set off, someone has to stand in front of us. As long as someone has beaten the front station, the pros and cons of Nanjing Kaifeng Prefecture can be discussed.
So Wanyan Xun greatly praised Tu Danyi and immediately agreed to his complete proposal.
He hoped that King Sui would lead people to handle this matter.
Can!
He hoped to give King Sui a post in Nanjing and slightly integrate Nanjing's military and political affairs.
no problem!
He hoped to send a group of young officials to follow King Sui to take care of the needs along the way.
It should!
Since Tu Shanyi had made a concession, Wanyanxun, as the emperor, should naturally show his tolerance of both sides. After all, this old man is an official who is skilled in governing. It is always right to listen to him on these trivial matters.
What's more, the emperor Wanyan Xun came to power in a hurry. A group of cronies around him, such as Wuyan Weike, were killed by Guo Ning in Hebei. After taking the throne, he was never able to truly win over reliable wings in the court, so he could not ignore the authority of many important ministers.
Before Wanyan Xun became the emperor, he despised the previous emperor Wanyan Yongji. He felt that it was this idiot who was incompetent in governing that made the situation so decadent. When he sat on that magnificent seat, he realized that he seemed to be a little harsh on Wanyan Yongji.
The emperor is not that easy to be!
The Kingdom of Jin is plagued by serious illnesses, and everything is rotten from top to bottom. Even if the emperor wants to work hard to govern, he will inevitably encounter constraints everywhere in the trap.
During this period, Wanyan Xun greatly strengthened the Attendant Bureau under the Dianqian Division, using former members of the late Qiandi as the Attendants, who not only monitored the officials, but also inquired about the public and military conditions. He hoped to use this confidant organization to suppress the scattered Shangshu Province and the Six Ministries, and then consolidate the myriad of military and political affairs.
So, take your time.
Those important ministers all thought that they wanted to move the capital to Nanjing because they were afraid of the Mongols. In fact, they were wrong. No matter how strong the Mongolian army was, they could never take the strong city of Zhongdu. What was there to fear? What is really scary are those important ministers who have been controlling the government for more than ten years or decades!
Wanyan Xun could only be suppressed by them for one day in Zhongdu. Therefore, the capital must be moved decisively!
After arriving at Kaifeng Mansion, the entire court was like starting from scratch. By then, there will be less constraints from the ministers, and the people in the Attendance Bureau will have room to play, and the emperor's authority will be able to be asserted!
While thinking this, Wanyan Xun went to Renzheng Hall.
Penglai Pavilion is a water pavilion, and you have to cross an exquisite arch bridge in the direction of Renzheng Palace. Wanyan Xun held on to the green bamboo railing of the arch bridge and walked halfway when he suddenly stopped.
Behind him, a young chamberlain holding an incense burner accidentally touched the foot of Wanyan Xun's robe and quickly fell to his knees.
Wanyan Xun didn't even look at him, only frowned blankly.
Um?
What's wrong?
He thought about his plan just now, and it seemed to be very appropriate. There was no problem, right?
Thinking about it again, it's still okay. The biggest problem at the moment is that the ministers are constrained, so that the emperor cannot manage the army and government as well as he can. The best way to completely solve this problem is to move the capital. As soon as they arrived at Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing, the entire court looked like... huh?
Start a new one?
Wanyan Xun was well versed in the history and literature of the Han family. At this time, his mind was racing, and for some unknown reason, he suddenly thought of the old events of the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was surrounded by the Jin soldiers and horses in Kaifeng and could not leave at night. However, Kang Wang Zhao Gou was alone outside, but he traveled to Xiangzhou, Dongping, Jeju and other places to establish his own power. In the end, because his father and brother were captured, his own family became emperor.
Wanyan Xun gasped.
In the blink of an eye, he thought of many more examples. There was the story of Sima Rui during the Jin Dynasty who placed a small Jin in the middle of the Jin Dynasty; Tokyo, who suddenly fell out of favor, stayed behind.
Start a new one?
Who wants to start a new business? Who is starting a new business? Whose stove will be set up?
He suddenly broke into a sweat, suddenly quickened his pace, and hurried back to Renzheng Hall. He raised his hand to summon a close attendant: "The edicts and appointments I talked about with Prime Minister Tu Shan today..."
The servant's name was Qingshan Nu, and he was always very capable. He quickly came up and explained to the emperor that something had been written in a printed document; something had been sent to a certain official office; something had been handed over to someone, and the copies were It has been returned to the Damu Palace or the Ministry of Personnel to archive.
Okay, how many hours has it been? So many government agencies, have they all been completed? Why didn’t I know that the imperial officials of the Great Jin Kingdom worked hard to govern to this extent?
Wanyan Xun sneered repeatedly: "How can you do it so quickly? Don't you follow the rules?"
Qingshan Nu looked at the emperor's face and whispered: "Old Prime Minister Tu Shan personally came forward and watched the whole process. Who dares to delay? Everywhere he goes, the officials are all flattering and extremely anxious."
Wanyan Xun's face instantly turned livid, then returned to normal: "That's right."
Tu Danyi's behavior is very suspicious. There is something fishy about this.
Fortunately, no matter what Tu Danyi wanted to do, he had to do it under the banner of King Sui. Shouxu is a child with a dull personality, but he is not a bold and reckless person. There are some things that I just need to explain clearly to Shouxu face to face, just to remind him not to be easily plotted by others.
"King Zhao Sui will come to see you immediately. Go now." He said solemnly.
Qingshan Nu hurriedly ran out.
Wanyan Xun had no intention of reading the paperwork anymore. He stood up and walked back and forth in front of the desk with his hands behind his back.
After walking for a while, he felt so depressed that he felt like he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood, so he asked the palace ladies to open the palace door for ventilation.
About two moments later, Qingshan Nu came back. Wanyan Xun looked behind him, but saw no sign of King Sui.
"What? Where is King Sui?" Wanyan Xun asked sharply.
Qingshan slave knelt down with a thud and kowtowed vigorously.
While kowtowing, he was crying and talking incoherently.
Wanyan Xun didn't listen at all. The look on Qingshan Nu's face was enough for him to guess what happened. He felt cold all over, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake, and even a little desperate. Such a big thing requires countless links and countless people to work together to promote it. And they just did it, before the emperor could think it through, they did it, and they did it so calmly!
This bastard! idiot!
These traitors! Evil thief!
This shitty world!
Suddenly a wind blew up outside the palace, roaring through the spacious hall and blowing out many lamps at once. The maids wanted to come in and light the lamps, but they didn't dare to come in when they saw the Qingshan slaves kowtowing and bleeding.
Wanyan Xun stood in the darkness shivering, but did not speak or move.
In March of the second year of Zhenyou, Sui Wang Wanyan Shouxu of the Jin Dynasty entered Shandong from the sea and sneaked through the area controlled by Yang An'er's rebels. After going through hardships, he arrived at Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing.
Wanyan Shouxu immediately took office in Nanjing and took charge of the Henan Tongjun Department, the Nanjing Road Envoy Department, and the Transport Envoy Department as the provincial commander, and concurrently served as the governor of Shaanxi Province and Shandong Province.
From this, everyone knows that in order to deal with the threat of the Mongolian army, the Jin Kingdom took the initiative to divide its territory into two. Wanyan Xun, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, guarded the country as the emperor, and he did not hesitate to be a target. When the soldiers and civilians heard about this martial and heroic spirit, they all praised him with enthusiasm.
(End of Volume 3)
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