A few days later, Zhong Shidao led an army of 80,000 to Tokyo, and the emperor sent Li Gang out of the city to greet him. Zhongshidao stayed at Guanyi, and Li Gang introduced him to the situation of the Tokyo Defense War. After listening to Zhongshidao, he said: "Master Li, with all due respect, although the Jin Army suffered some losses this time, it was not completely defeated. Defeated, they only temporarily retreated because their wishes were fulfilled, and they will come back soon." Li Gang said: "You are right, General Tang Feng also talked to me about this issue a few days ago. What do you have about this? What do you think?" Master Zhong said: "On the way here, I thought of three countermeasures: upper, middle and lower, to prevent the Jin army from being caught off guard when they march south again." Li Gang said, "I would like to hear the details." Master Zhong said Dao said: "The best strategy is to deploy heavy troops along the Yellow River to strengthen security to prevent the Jin army from invading south. The middle strategy is to move the capital to Chang'an (today's Xi'an) to avoid the enemy's edge. The worst strategy is to do nothing. I wonder which strategy Mr. Li agrees with?" Li Gang thought for a moment and said. : "The best strategy requires recruiting a large number of troops and manufacturing ordnance. The court cannot afford so much money in a short period of time. The next best strategy is to sit and wait for death. I agree with the middle strategy, but I do not agree with going to Chang'an. Chang'an only has Tongguan as a barrier, and in history, what happened at Tongguan The battles all ended with the defeat of the defenders." Zhong Shidao asked: "Where does Mr. Li want to go?" Li Gang replied: "There is a natural barrier on the Yangtze River in Jinling (now Nanjing). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops to go south. , although they occupied Jingzhou, they were ultimately defeated at Chibi and failed to cross the Yangtze River to unify the world. Since the natural barrier of the Yangtze River blocked Cao Cao's army, it could also block the Jin Army's cavalry. Furthermore, the emperor moved the capital to a safe place, and the soldiers could be released Use your hands and feet to kill the enemy bravely." Zhongshidao said: "Master Li, you are right, I will think about it." The next day, Li Gang and Tang Feng came to see Zhongshidao, and the three of them discussed the matter of moving the capital to Jinling again. After exchanging opinions, Zhong Shidao finally agreed to suggest that the emperor move the capital to Jinling when he met with the emperor, and signed Tang Feng's memorial.
The next day, Master Zhong met the emperor and presented the upper, middle and lower strategies. The emperor asked the ministers: "Dear ministers, which one do you think is the best among the upper, middle and lower strategies mentioned by General Zhong? "Prime Minister Li Bangyan and Councilor Zhang Bangchang were both civil servants. They did not want to fight or be captured by the Jin army, so they agreed with the middle strategy. Li Gang was originally the main war faction, but his conversation with Tang Feng made him understand that the only way to defeat the emperor was to Sent to a safe place, the soldiers on the front line can fight better, so he also agreed with the middle strategy. Seeing this, other officials also followed suit and agreed with the middle strategy. Finally, the emperor issued the following orders: 1. Rename Jinling to Nanjing as the companion capital .
2. A total of more than 14,000 royal family members, officials (including family members), and craftsmen in Kaifeng were controlled by the imperial camp (equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard). Wang Yuan led 20,000 bodyguards to Nanjing in three batches.
3. Order Tong Guan, the privy envoy in Zhenjiang, to escort the Emperor to Nanjing. 4. Order Li Gang to lead the army and some officials to stay in Tokyo to confuse the Jin army and cover the move of the capital.
Wang Yuan suggested that in order to complete the capital move as quickly as possible, everyone should ride horses. The emperor adopted this suggestion and issued an imperial edict requiring all members of the royal family to learn to ride horses within twenty days. The army was responsible for organizing the exercises, and violators would be punished.
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