Accompanied by Li Shanqing, Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin left Tokyo's Liaoyang Prefecture, traveled day and night, rushed to the seaside, and returned to Dengzhou by boat. Immediately, the prefect of Dengzhou sent someone to escort Hu Yanqing, Wang Yanlin, and Li Shanqing back to Bianjing. , reported to Emperor Huizong on the status of envoy funds.
After learning that Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin had returned accompanied by the Jin envoy Li Shanqing, Emperor Huizong ordered the Jin envoy Li Shanqing to be arranged. He then summoned Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Zhao Liangsi and Cai You into the palace to receive Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin and get to know them. It is best to decide the next step based on the situation reported by Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin.
Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin entered the palace, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
Huizong said anxiously: "You two gentlemen are exempt from courtesy. Get up quickly and report the situation of the gold to me as soon as possible."
Hu Yanqing and Wang Yanlin got up after hearing this.
Hu Yanqing bowed to him and said: "Your Majesty, I have been detained in the Jin camp since I was envoy to Jin. I learned that the military power of the Jin Kingdom is indeed strong and cannot be controlled by the Liao Kingdom. This time, I The imperial court sent Zhao Youkai and Wang Huanchong to envoy gold. Unexpectedly, Zhao Youkai died of illness in Dengzhou and Wang Huanchong returned to the dynasty. The imperial court sent Wang Yanlin, deputy general of Sima of the Dengzhou Army, to envoy gold. Because he did not bring his credentials, the gold owner Wanyan Aguda was very displeased and wanted to detain the minister and the others again, but considering that the minister and the others were envoys and not decision-makers, he released the minister and the others to return home and sent a message to His Majesty."
When Huizong saw the memorial, he hurriedly asked: "What is the message from the gold master?"
Hu Yanqing said: "I am reporting to Your Majesty that the gold master has asked me to tell Your Majesty that if our court really wants to have a good relationship with the Jurchens, we should give our credentials and send envoys to discuss the alliance on an equal footing. I used the Holy Spirit’s edict to challenge him, but he would definitely not agree.”
In his heart, Huizong was most concerned about whether the Jurchens were willing to ally with the Song Dynasty, so he asked: "Does the gold master have any intention of alliance? What happened when the Khitan canonized him as the emperor of Donghuai Kingdom?"
Hu Yanqing replied: "Your Majesty, I understand the intention of the gold master, and I am indeed willing to establish an alliance with our dynasty to jointly develop Liao Dynasty. As for the matter of Donghuai Kingdom, the Khitan does not know that the Jurchens and our dynasty have secretly communicated and become friendly. In order to appease the Jurchens, he consecrated the financier as the Emperor of Donghuai Kingdom. The financier felt that he already occupied some land in the Liao Kingdom, and it was not a problem to seize other lands. In addition, the financier believed that the Khitan's designation of him as the Emperor of Donghuai Kingdom was contempt and insult to him. Therefore it was not accepted.”
"Oh, that's it." Huizong felt much relieved when he heard this situation, and then turned to ask Wang Fu: "I asked you to negotiate the gold transfer, how did you come up with these tricks? Although the Jurchen country was recently founded, it is still a country after all. , but why use my edict to punish him? This is very inappropriate."
When the matter came to this, Wang Fu had nothing to say. He just hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, our dynasty is a country in the Central Plains. It is an ancient civilized country. How can it be compared to the barbarian country of Jurchen? Since your Majesty thinks highly of him, this time If you go again, there is no need for an edict, just a letter from the Holy Spirit."
Wang Fu still did not advocate going with credentials.
Zhao Liangsi, who was standing in the train, was shocked when he heard what Wang Fu said. He felt that even though he was holding an autographed letter from Emperor Huizong, it was still not as solemn as his credentials, and he was afraid that the Emperor of Jin would be offended. However, Wang Fu had already said that, and if he raised objections at the court meeting, he would be disrespecting Wang Fu. Moreover, Emperor Huizong also thought it was appropriate, so it was inconvenient for Zhao Liangsi to object.
Huizong finally favored Wang Fu, so he stopped pursuing it and asked Wang Fu, "In your opinion, who should I send to send gold again?"
Wang Fu originally wanted to propose that Cai You be the envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, but considering that Cai You was favored by Huizong, and Cai You was very good at flattering others, if the envoy to Jin succeeded this time, wouldn't it be the icing on the cake and make him even more favored? Don't worry about it then. He himself fell out of favor first. With this thought in mind, Wang Fu replied: "As a reminder to the Holy One, I think it would be more appropriate to send someone who is familiar with the Jurchen situation to envoy Jin."
After hearing this, Tong Guan hurriedly came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, if there is anyone who is familiar with the situation of the Jurchens, it must be Zhao Xiuzhuan. I think it is better for Zhao Xiuzhuan to send Jin. Zhao Xiuzhuan was originally from Guanglu Qing of the Liao Kingdom, and he knew the Khitan and the The situation of the Jurchens; besides, the strategy of uniting Jin to destroy Liao was first advocated by Zhao Zhaoxiuzhuan, so he must be familiar with the strategy. If Zhao Xiuzhan is sent to envoy Jin, he will succeed immediately."
Emperor Huizong was overjoyed when he heard this and turned to see Zhao Liangsi.
Zhao Liangsi quickly stood up and saluted Emperor Huizong.
Huizong asked Zhao Liangsi: "I am deeply relieved that you initiated the strategy of joining forces with the Jin Dynasty. Now is the time for the imperial court to employ people. Are you willing to go to the Jin Kingdom as an envoy?"
Zhao Liangsi bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, please join forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, take back the Sixteen Youyan Prefectures that were lost to the Khitan after the Jin Dynasty, and restore the glory of our dynasty. This is the mission that I will never forget. What your Majesty has sent is exactly what I want, and I am willing." When entrusted with the job, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Emperor Huizong was even more delighted when he saw this, and said repeatedly: "Qing Zhen is a loyal minister, a loyal minister!"
Emperor Huizong was praising Zhao Liangsi when suddenly a report came from outside the palace: "The Grand Prime Minister Zheng Juzhong requested an audience."
When Emperor Huizong heard the report, he was startled and thought to himself: "What is he here for?!" The reason why Emperor Huizong did not notify Zheng Juzhong to attend the court meeting was because Zheng Juzhong firmly opposed the alliance with Jin to destroy Liao.
After the palace official reported it, he waited for the order from Emperor Huizong.
After Emperor Huizong was stunned for a moment, he said to the palace official: "Go and tell Zheng Juzhong that this court meeting has nothing to do with him, and ask him to choose a day to see him."
The palace official received the order and went out of the palace. He said to Zheng Juzhong who was waiting at the door of the palace: "Zheng Taizai, I just informed the emperor that you are requesting an audience. After hearing the report, the emperor replied that this court meeting will be with Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with me, I’ll let you choose a day to see me.”
When Zheng Juzhong heard this, he glared and said, "Why do I have nothing to do with this court meeting? Since the Holy One said so, I still want to go in; otherwise, those people will mislead the Holy One."
When the palace official saw that Zheng Juzhong insisted on entering the palace, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and advised: "Master Dazai, you must not enter the palace, otherwise you will make the Holy Lord Longyan very angry, and you can't afford to suffer."
Seeing this, Zheng Juzhong pushed the palace official away and cursed: "Get out of the way! Who are you? Dare you stop the ministers from entering the palace to discuss matters?!"
The palace official was pushed back two steps and said to Zheng Juzhong: "Master Dazai, I am doing this for your own good! You insisted on entering the palace, which made Long Yan furious and the emperor blamed you. Don't blame me!"
Hearing this, Zheng Juzhong said: "A good man does what a good man should do, why should I blame you?! Get out of the way!"
After saying that, Zheng Juzhong broke into the main hall.
Zheng Juzhong broke into the main hall alone. Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Zhao Liangsi, Cai You and others were discussing the transfer of gold with Emperor Huizong. When they saw Zheng Juzhong breaking in, they were all shocked.
Upon seeing this, Huizong blamed Zheng Juzhong and said: "Zheng Dazai, you broke in without an edict. What do you want?!"
Hearing this, Zheng Juzhong protested loudly: "Your Majesty, if I don't force my way in, these treacherous ministers and thieves will miss the country of the Song Dynasty."
"Insolent!" Emperor Huizong was furious and shouted loudly: "Zheng Juzhong! You have no monarch, despise ministers, and are extremely arrogant! Whose power did you borrow to dare to do this?!"
This Zheng Juzhong was the uncle of Huizong's favorite concubine Zheng Guifei.
When Concubine Zheng first entered the palace, she relied on Zheng Juzhong's power. Later, Concubine Zheng was deeply favored by Emperor Huizong. In order to avoid suspicion, she took the initiative to alienate Zheng Juzhong and asked Emperor Huizong to assign Zheng Juzhong as an official. Later, Zheng Juzhong relied on his own ability to enter Beijing again and assumed the position of Dazai.
Emperor Huizong knew that Zheng Juzhong's situation was not due to Concubine Zheng, but because of his temporary mood. Therefore, although Emperor Huizong angrily rebuked Zheng Juzhong, he did not think of punishing Zheng Juzhong severely.
Zheng Juzhong also knew the nature of Emperor Huizong, so he said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, you must not be fooled by these treacherous ministers and thieves. Your Majesty, that Jurchen is barbaric and arrogant, and cannot be made friends with. He is also a Khitan." It is more reliable. After all, the Song and Liao countries have been peaceful and friendly for more than a hundred years without war. Where can we find such good neighbors? Why should we abandon the Liao Dynasty and join the Jin Dynasty? "
Emperor Huizong heard this and scolded Zheng Juzhong: "You are farting! You said that the Khitan is good, can the Khitan return my sixteen states of Youyan? You said that the Khitan is good, but the Khitan is willing to give up 500,000 taels a year. Pay tribute?! Now, if I don’t make good friends with the Jurchens, how can I take back the homeland of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyan? The Jurchens are a small and barbaric country, and they may not even be able to occupy the Liao land in the future. How can they win over my Central Plains country? You It’s just nonsense, it’s all scaremongering, and it’s a way to promote yourself.”
Seeing the blame, Zheng Juzhong said anxiously: "No! Your Majesty, I am not flaunting myself by preventing Lian Jin from destroying Liao. In fact, this strategy is absolutely unfeasible, so we should be cautious."
Huizong said: "You are not using this matter to flaunt yourself, then tell me a truth! I have replied to you over and over again for the truth you said, why are you messing around again? Leave the palace!"
Zheng Juzhong said: "Your Majesty, the policy of Lian Jin will not be abandoned, and I will never leave the hall."
Emperor Huizong was furious and shouted: "Zheng Juzhong! You are openly resisting the decree. Is it possible that I can't do anything to you?"
Zheng Juzhong pleaded: "Your Majesty, the policy of uniting gold is absolutely unworkable. I request that it be abolished."
Emperor Huizong Long Yan was furious and shouted at the palace official: "Come here, beat this guy out quickly."
Immediately, several palace officials came in and rushed towards Zheng Juzhong. After all, Zheng Juzhong was the Grand Prime Minister of the dynasty. Even though Huizong had issued an edict to beat Zheng Juzhong out, several palace officials did not dare to beat Zheng Juzhong with sticks. They just came up together and dragged Zheng Juzhong to the main hall. Go outside.
Zheng Juzhong was dragged away, but he still turned around and shouted to Emperor Huizong: "Your Majesty! It is impossible to form an alliance with Jin! It is absolutely impossible!"
Emperor Huizong was so angry that he waved his hands and shouted: "Pull him out! Pull him out! Guard the door of the palace and never allow this guy to enter the palace again."
Several palace officials pulled Zheng Juzhong out of the hall forcefully.
Outside the main hall, Zheng Juzhong got up and started to fight against several palace officials, shouting: "I am a high official in the imperial court, how dare you treat me like this? Let me go quickly, I want to enter the palace." .”
"Sir Dazai, this is the edict of the Holy Emperor. How dare you disobey it?!" Several palace officials allowed Zheng Juzhong to make trouble, and did not dare to relax at all. They persuaded: "Sir Dazai, please understand. The trouble for the lower officials is that if you go into the palace again and cause a quarrel, the guys who feed the lower officials will not be found."
Zheng Juzhong was still struggling to free himself, shouting that he wanted to go into the palace and see Emperor Huizong. After some discussion, several palace officials simply lifted Zheng Juzhong up and walked out of the palace gate.
Zheng Juzhong shouted: "Zhuo! What are you going to do?! Put me down quickly, otherwise, you will be waiting for the good fruit!"
Several palace officials said, "I'm sorry, Dazai-sama. I have offended you so much. After the matter is over, I will go to the mansion to apologize to Dazai-sama."
Several palace officials carried Zheng Juzhong and hurried out of the palace gate. They met Concubine Zheng walking towards her surrounded by several palace ladies.
When Zheng Juzhong saw it, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, please save me."
Concubine Zheng took a closer look and saw that the person being carried by several palace officials was her uncle and brother Zheng Juzhong. She was greatly surprised and hurriedly asked several palace officials: "You guys, because Are you carrying Dazai Zheng? Where are you going?!"
Several palace officials did not dare to relax Zheng Juzhong at all, and replied to Concubine Zheng: "Concubine, the matter is urgent, we can't attend to greeting you. But this Zheng Taizai just quarreled with the Holy Emperor in the hall, causing trouble The Holy Master Long Yan was furious and ordered us to beat Taizai Zheng out of the palace. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Master Zheng is the Taizai of the imperial court. How can you dare to beat Taizai Zheng with the help of a hundred courages from the young men?! We and others were helpless, so we carried him. Get out of the palace so that he can cause less trouble."
Hearing this, Concubine Zheng said: "Ah! You are right! You are absolutely right! Carry Taizai Zheng out quickly, as far as possible. Don't let him enter the palace again."
Several palace officials said: "Thank you, Concubine!" Then they carried Zheng Juzhong and hurried away.
Concubine Zheng looked at the backs of several palace officials and shouted: "Bring the generals out, close the palace door tightly, and don't let Taizai Zheng enter the palace!"
Several palace officials carried Zheng Juzhong out of the palace.
