The first person who didn't like to hear it was Tong Guan. Tong Guanzheng wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and use the power of the Jin people to regain the territory of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun and complete the great feats that the Han people had been unable to complete since the Later Zhou Dynasty to show his ability, but Zheng Juzhong I messed around for a while.
Tong Guan didn't like to listen to Zheng Juzhong's words, and it was because Zheng Juzhong bluntly said when he petitioned Emperor Huizong that the outcome of the battle was unpredictable. This was clearly looking down on my ability to command troops!
Tong Guan was indignant because of this. Tong Guan thought to himself, what does it mean to say that "Taizong's bravery, with Taizong's bravery, recaptured Yanyun, and was defeated in several battles"? Could it be that if Taizu and Taizong were defeated, I, Tong Guan, would not be able to win? ! This is really unreasonable! This is pure nonsense!
Therefore, Tong Guan was very resentful of Zheng Juzhong who raised objections.
Another person who didn't like to listen to Zheng Juzhong's words was Wang Fu.
The reason why Wang Fu didn't like to listen to Zheng Juzhong's words was firstly because Emperor Huizong didn't like to listen to Zheng Juzhong's words; secondly, if he didn't implement the strategy of uniting Jin Dynasty to destroy Liao Dynasty, and the country was stable, how could Cai Jing's position be his turn? when? !
Therefore, Wang Fu didn't like to listen to Zheng Juzhong's words. He was the first to come out and object: "Your Majesty, I think that Zheng Taizai's words are unbiased. Your Majesty, although our dynasty has been connected with the Liao Kingdom for hundreds of years, the dynasties Since then, the Liao people have often neglected our dynasty and rarely valued our dynasty. I believe that annexing the weak and attacking the ignorant is a good military strategy. Now, the Jurchens are attacking south, and the Liao Kingdom is tired of parrying, and our dynasty is not ready now. Take the opportunity to capture the Liao Kingdom and recover the Sixteen Youyan Prefectures. When will we attack the Liao Kingdom and take back the Sixteen Youyan Prefectures? When the Jurchens occupy the Sixteen Youyan Prefectures, my homeland in the Central Plains will no longer be mine."
In normal times, Emperor Huizong would often have fun with Wang Fu, and they were very angry. He also loved to listen to Wang Fu's words, and every time Wang Fu spoke, he could always scratch Emperor Huizong's itch.
Wang Fu's words scratched Emperor Huizong's itch again. After hearing Wang Fu's words, Huizong immediately expressed his approval and said repeatedly: "What you said is absolutely true! What you said is absolutely true!"
At that time, Emperor Huizong had just finished speaking when another person stood out from the train and said loudly to Huizong: "Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say."
Huizong was startled when he heard this. He looked down and saw that it was Deng Xunwu, the governor of the Privy Council.
Deng Xunwu, courtesy name Zichang, was born in Shuangliu, Chengdu. He was the editor of Shaoshengzhong of Zhezong. He was the editor of the National History Academy. He wrote "History of Shenzong". He moved to live in Shenzhen and became a scholar in Zhongzhong. He also served as a lecturer and compiled "Zhezong". "Records", he was moved to the Ministry of Official Affairs. In the third year of Chongning, he moved to Shangshu Youcheng, Zhongshu Shilang, and Privy Council to rule.
Huizong knew that Deng Xunwu was a wise man, so he said: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Deng Xunwu bowed to Emperor Huizong, then turned to look at Wang Fu angrily, and said: "Master Wang is talking nonsense! It's nonsense! What's called 'attacking the weak and attacking the ignorant', I think it is to support the weak and suppress the strong. Now the country's military strength is weak and its financial resources are weak. Lack of money and the decline of people's strength are known to everyone, but no one dares to speak out. Today I will discuss this matter with Taifu Wang. Let me ask you, is it better to be a good neighbor with the strong Jin or the weak Liao? ?”
Wang Fu was talented in eloquence. Although his education level was not on the same level as Deng Xunwu's, when it came to messing around, he was no worse than Deng Xunwu.
Hearing Deng Xunwu say that he was "nonsense!" and "a bunch of nonsense", Wang Fu was furious. He did not answer Deng Xunwu's questions, but glared at Deng Xunwu and said nonsensically: "Clumsy! What do you know as a scholar?! This Manchu Dynasty Are all the ministers, including our sages, inferior to you? You, Deng Xunwu, only know one thing but not the other, yet you are shameless, boastful, and self-righteous. If I were you, I would have been so embarrassed that I would pull out my dick hair and hang myself. Where? Do you still have the nerve to stand here and discuss state affairs?!"
Many ministers were made to laugh by Wang Fu's words.
In the palace, Deng Xunwu was scolded by Wang Fu without any factual basis, and was laughed at by other ministers. He was so angry that he could not speak. After a while, Deng Xunwu came to his senses. In the midst of his anger, he spoke openly and said: "According to what Wang Taifu said, you once learned to be a geisha with your buttocks bare, and you were so charming and coquettish. If you say this, you will I have no shame. I am the Secretary of the imperial court and the Privy Councilor. I discuss state affairs openly and openly in the court. What is there to be ashamed of? In my opinion, it is you who should pull out the hair on your dick and hang yourself!"
The whole hall of ministers burst into laughter again.
Wang Fu was exposed and became angry. He rushed over and wanted to tear Deng Xunwu apart.
When Huizong saw this, he was very angry and reprimanded Deng Xunwu: "Deng Xunwu! You have something to say, what kind of thing did you mention about the old millet and the pockmarks?! At the court meeting, a high-ranking minister spoke unabashedly and insulted the gentlemen. What kind of decency is it?" !”
After reprimanding Deng Xunwu, Emperor Huizong turned to Wang Fu and said to Wang Fu in a pleasant manner: "Master Wang, don't be impatient, just speak your truth."
When Huizong said this, Wang Fu stopped tearing at Deng Xunwu, turned around and bowed to Huizong, and said: "Your Majesty, Deng Xunwu read the book into the dog's belly. Just as Deng Xunwu said, Jin is strong and Liao is weak. , then, if this is the case, whether our country will aid the Jin State or not, and whether we will ally with the Jin people, the Jin people will destroy the Liao State. By then, will it be us who have the final say whether we will be neighbors with the Jin people or not? ?! Now, if we don’t ally with the Jin people and take the opportunity to take back the Sixteen Youyan Prefectures of our dynasty, are we going to watch helplessly as the Jin people occupy the Sixteenth Youyan Prefectures? Isn’t this an obvious truth!”
Wang Fu's words scratched Huizong's itch again. Huizong thought it was true and nodded frequently.
Wang Fu continued: "Let's talk about the matter, such as why we broke our oath and started provocations, which led to continuous wars, increased social burdens, and made people's livelihood poor. The key is, if we don't break our oath, we can't afford the war. ? Since we are going to start a war, increase the burden on society, and lead to the decline of people's livelihood, this is inevitable. It is a temporary sacrifice for the long term. How can a nerd like Deng Xunwu understand this account?!"
Wang Fu knew that Cai Jing was not inclined to form an alliance with Jin in his heart, so he provoked Cai Jing and said: "Even if it increases the burden on society and causes the people's livelihood to decline, our Taishi Cai is still here! With Taishi Cai's shrewdness, how can we still solve the problem?" Can’t meet the needs of the war? All we need is more taxes.”
When Huizong heard this, he turned to Cai Jing.
Seeing this, Cai Jing rushed out of the queue and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, since the imperial court is interested in Youyan, as the prime minister, how can Jing not do his best?! Your Majesty, if the imperial court is fighting for Youyan, , Beijing should exert all its strength to benefit the country and prepare for war. This is Beijing's unshirkable responsibility."
Cai Jing was an old and cunning person. When he heard that Wang Fu was provoking him and wanted him to say things that Huizong didn't like to hear, in order to exclude him, he hurriedly made a statement to show that he supported the strategy of allying Jin to destroy Liao.
Wang Fu saw that Cai Jing was not falling for the trick, so he continued to attack Zheng Juzhong and Deng Xunwu: "Today's officialdom is very bad, and people are most impetuous in doing things. Everyone in the court regards the theory of Fu Yan as fashionable; the so-called scholar-bureaucrats are superior. Completely disregarding the fundamental interests of the country, he talks about one thing after another. It seems that the country and the country are the most important thing, but in fact he is using this to flaunt himself and use this matter to attack the talents of the imperial court. I have something to say first, and I will resume the Yan matter. There will still be people who make wild claims.”
Under Wang Fu's aggressive posture, Zheng Juzhong and Deng Xunwu were at a disadvantage.
Upon seeing this, Huizong was about to express his position when Deng Xunwu came out and said: "I am reporting to the Holy One that the sergeant-official An Yaochen of Shu has written a letter on the restoration of Yan and forwarded it to the ministers, asking them to come and remonstrate at the Holy Mountain."
Wang Fu on the side saw this and hurriedly said: "Look, let me tell you, how can the scholar-bureaucrats give up such an opportunity to show off themselves?!"
Huizong ignored Wang Fu and said to Deng Xunwu: "You can recite it in the palace, so that all the ministers can listen to what An Yaochen said."
An Yaochen was a native of Guang'an County, Sichuan, and a member of the Andun tribe. He was not promoted to Jinshi and lived in the countryside. Hearing the rumors that the imperial court was going to unite with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, he was furious and wrote a remonstrance to discuss the matter of Ping Yan. Since he had no way to contribute, he suddenly remembered Deng Xunwu, who was also a Shu native, so he submitted a letter to Deng Xunwu, asking for Deng Xunwu's help. To be forwarded on behalf of.
Although Wang Fu had just said, "I have something to say first, there will still be some people who are talking nonsense about the restoration of Yan." But now the court is discussing the matter of uniting Jin to destroy Liao. The debate is getting fierce. It is time to submit it to the king. Deng Xunwu does not care about Wang Fu You had something to say first, so he revealed An Yaochen's letter.
Now, when he heard that Huizong asked the palace to read it, Deng Xunwu took out An Yaochen's letter and read it loudly:
"The eunuchs are dedicated to their mission and advocate great strategies. If the battle of Yanyun flourishes, then border provocations will begin; if the eunuchs have too much power, the imperial outline will not be strong.
In the past, the First Emperor built the Great Wall, Emperor Wu led the way to the Western Regions, Emperor Yang of Liaozu led his troops, Emperor Ming Youji defeated the bandits, and they were as defeated as those. King Xuan of Zhou attacked the Qixi, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty prepared for the north, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty accepted the donation proposal, Guangwu denounced Zang Gong and Ma Wu's plan, and it was like this. In the past, when Taizu brought order to the chaos and laid out armor, the generals, ministers, and ministers at that time all gave it to those who conquered the world. How could they have the courage and intelligence to defeat Youyan? The Khitan must fight for this mere piece of land, and they will bear to make our people trapped in Fengdi! In the Battle of Chanyuan, Zhang Sheng fought with them and won, but he allowed them to make peace, and also wanted to consolidate the foundation and calm the people.
Jin Tongguan colluded with Cai Jing and accepted Zhao Liangsi as the mastermind, so he established a plan to ping Yan. I am afraid that my lips will be dead and my teeth will be cold at any time, and there will be provocations that can be exploited on the border, and wolves will be waiting for opportunities to fulfill their desires. Therefore, my heart is chilled day and night. Fu Wang thinks about the hardships accumulated by his ancestors, and reflects on the gains and losses of the emperors and ministers of the past generations. He closes the gaps and maintains the old good, so that foreigners cannot take advantage of the opportunity to peek into China. He goes up to install the ancestral temple and down to comfort the living beings.
The speaker of the letter: An Yaochen, a member of the Andun tribe. "
Andun, courtesy name Chuhou, was born in Guang'an County. He was promoted to professor in Chengdu Prefecture. Write a letter to discuss the academic system, summon the right officials, and promote the censor to supervise. In the early days of Emperor Zhezong's administration, Xu Chaguan spoke up and admonished the official Sun Jue for his removal. He ordered Liu Zhi to recommend and dismiss him as the transfer judge of Lizhou Road, and visited Kuizhou, Hubei, and Jiangdong Roads.
Since An Yaochen was not well-known, he borrowed the fame of his clansman An Dun to spread his fame.
An Yaochen's petition was directed at Tong Guan, Cai Jing and Zhao Liangsi, making Tong Guan furious.
Cai Jing was furious on the surface, but secretly happy in his heart. He was regarded as the main militant faction and expressed his desire to end the war.
After Huizong heard this, he was silent. Huizong pondered because it was difficult to express his position on the spot.
In Huizong's mind, he had already made up his mind, which was to send people to contact the Jin people and form an alliance with them. However, the opposition at the court meeting was also very strong. In order to express a subtle neutral attitude and prevent the ministers from guessing his thoughts , Huizong decided to give An Yaochen a small official position to paralyze the ministers who held objections.
Huizong pondered for a while and then said: "This An Yaochen is a member of the Andun tribe. He can also be regarded as a scholar-official. Regardless of whether his words are right or wrong, his spirit is commendable. He can be promoted to an official and do his best for the court."
Immediately, Huizong announced in the palace that An Yaochen would be promoted to an official. Of course, it was given to a low-level official like Cheng Wulang, but the high-ranking official Huizong was reluctant to give it.
After the court meeting that day, Huizong was preparing to arrange for people to send gold for the second time, while asking Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Wang Fu to continue their argument and make sure to come up with a sound strategy.
Through the court meeting, Cai Jing understood Huizong's intentions and knew that Huizong had made up his mind to form an alliance with the Jurchens to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun. Therefore, although Cai Jing disapproved in his heart, he strongly supported Tong Guan's strategy of uniting Jin and destroying Liao on the surface.
Wang Fu naturally had nothing to say. As long as Emperor Huizong wanted to do it, he would do it. Therefore, Wang Fu was very enthusiastic about the couplet's plan to destroy the Liao Dynasty with the Jin Dynasty, and he wished that it could be realized immediately.
Because Tong Guan was a warrior, not only extremely powerful, but also an eunuch, which violated two taboos of scholar-bureaucrats.
In normal times, although the scholar-bureaucrats were enthusiastic and favored by Huizong and had extraordinary power, they had nothing to do. After all, this eunuch could still fight. However, now, the outcome of Lian Jin's plan to destroy Liao was not yet known, so we did not take advantage of the opportunity at this time. When will we attack this eunuch? !
Therefore, a group of scholar-bureaucrats attacked Tong Guanqun.
Tong Guan was besieged. Tong Guan felt aggrieved and dissatisfied, so in anger, he taught "Ping Yan Ce" to Emperor Huizong to show his true talent, learning and strategizing ability.
In "Ping Yan Policy", Tong Guan downplayed the importance of uniting Jin to destroy Liao and focused on recovering Yanyun. The general idea was that Yunzhong was the foundation and Yanji were the branches and leaves. He should divide his troops to harass Yan, and then use heavy troops to capture Yunzhong, etc.
Tong Guan's strategy cannot be said to be inferior, but the Song Dynasty's military strength was really weak and could not afford such a superb strategy. Therefore, good strategies were just words on paper and could not be implemented.
