Because they could take back the homeland of Yanjing's six prefectures and twelve counties, everyone in the imperial court was happy; however, what the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers did not expect was that because the Jin State wanted to hand over Yanjing to the Song Dynasty, it looted Yanjing in advance. They looted and encouraged the residents of Yanjing to flee, leaving nine out of ten houses in Yanjing empty. The entire city was desolate, desolate, and almost like a ruin.
When the Jin army was about to leave, they bundled away the rich people, gold, silk, and children who were unwilling to leave Yanjing. Jia Shizhong, who lived in the southern suburbs of Yanjing, survived because the Song army stationed there was preparing to take over Yanjing.
More than half a month later, according to the agreed time, Tong Guan, Cai You, Zhao Liangsi and others rode tall horses with red flowers on their heads and bells hanging from their necks, leading a huge army of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. The square formation, accompanied by the capital commander and vanguard envoy Liu Yanqing, deputy vanguard envoy Wang Zhen, Guo Yaoshi, generals Yang Keshi, Liu Guangshi and other generals, looked majestic and majestic towards Yanjing.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty entered the city of Yanjing in high spirits with their whips beating golden stirrups, singing triumphal songs, and loud gongs and drums.
The Jin soldiers in the city have evacuated, and the streets are deserted with few people. The houses on both sides are almost empty, and the entire Yanjing city is almost in ruins. Upon seeing this, Tong Guan and others felt regretful that there was no army to attack Yanjing in the north and the people were eating pots of wine to welcome the king's army. However, they were immediately excited by the great victory of successfully recapturing Yanjing.
The pacification envoy Wang Anzhong was ordered to take over Yanjing, which was renamed Yanshan Prefecture. Guo Yaoshi and others were informed, and he would be appointed after the imperial emperor gave the order.
Zhang Linghui, Liu Shunren, Zhao Heshou, Zhen Wuchen and others led their troops to take over the four prefectures of Ji, Jing, Tan and Shun respectively. The situation they encountered was roughly similar to that of Yanjing.
So far, the sixteen states of Yanyun that the Song Dynasty had worked hard to recover for more than a hundred years, except for the two states of Zhuoyi among the six states of Yanjing, which took the initiative to surrender to the Song Dynasty, the other four states were all dilapidated and empty cities, and ten states including Yunzhou The state was unreasonably occupied by the Kingdom of Jin. Despite this, it was an unprecedented and brilliant victory for the Song Dynasty. For Emperor Huizong, it was undoubtedly the largest emperor to regain Yanyun since the Later Jin Dynasty.
Based on this, the imperial court celebrated greatly and specially summoned a group of ministers and generals such as Tong Guan, Cai You, Zhao Liangsi, Guo Yaoshi, Wang Zhen, Liu Yanqing, Yang Keshi, Liu Guangshi from the northern front to give them official titles and rewards.
In accordance with the instructions of Emperor Shenzong, Tong Guan was granted the title of Prince of Guangyang for regaining the old land of Yanjing. Wang Fu was awarded the title of Bachelor for his meritorious service in restoring Yan. Cai You was promoted to Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi, and shared the power of prime minister with Wang Fu. Zhao Liangsi was awarded the title of Doctor Guanglu. As a military general, Liu Yanqing was awarded the title of marshal. Wang Xun was promoted to Jinyang Jiedushi, in charge of the military and political affairs of Yunshuo area, and was responsible for the recovery of Yun, Shuo and other ten states. Yang Keshi, Liu Guangshi and other generals were promoted to generals and stationed in Jinyang with Wang Zhen, waiting for an opportunity to regain their hometown in Yunshuo Prefecture.
Among all the meritorious officials who were granted titles and titles, Pharmacist Guo was especially highly praised and favored by Emperor Huizong. In addition to sharing the knowledge of Yanshan Mansion with the pacifier Wang Anzhong, he was also awarded the title of Military Envoy of the Wutai Army and the Grand Tutor of the School. He served as the governor of the Liao Kingdom. The generals Zhang Linghui, Liu Shunren, Zhao Heshou, Zhen Kuohai, and Zhen Wuchen who stayed behind in Yi's two states and were under the control of the Changsheng Army still followed him to guard the six states of Yanjing. At this point, Guo Pharmacist's official position was promoted to the second-rank official of the imperial court, and He held military power and was so powerful that he could not lose his power. Even Wang Anzhong, the Zhengzhifu, and other high-ranking officials in the court could not control Medicine Master Guo.
During this operation to restore Yan, Cai Jing had a warm attitude and strongly supported it in public. However, he said some negative words in private, which made Emperor Huizong unhappy, so he dismissed him as prime minister and replaced him with Wang Fu.
During the celebration of the restoration of Yan, Cai Jing did not receive any reward, and despite his resentment, he was ordered by Emperor Huizong to write the "Restore Yan Cloud Stele" to praise the feat of restoring Yan. At this time, Cai Jing was already very old. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he did not dare to show it on his face and still pretended to be happy.
At that time, Huizong said to Cai Jing: "The feat of restoring Yan is the result of the unremitting efforts of the imperial court for more than a hundred years. Its magnificence is not only limited to more than one hundred years, but also extends to more than three hundred years. It is worthy of praise and praise." , the majesty of mountains and rivers. Taishi Cai is rich in knowledge, eight buckets of talent, his thoughts are like springs, and his pen is as big as a rafter. To replicate Yan's achievements, it would be difficult for anyone else to do it except for Taishi's pen. I owe you to Taishi."
Cai Jing was helped out of the queue by his youngest son Cai Juan. He tremblingly bowed to Emperor Huizong and said with all his strength, "I am not honored that your Majesty has such an important matter. I should do my best."
Huizong said with joy: "Very good! Very good! You should also pay more attention to your body and don't overwork yourself."
Cai Jing bent down again, bowed his head, and replied loudly: "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
After arranging for Cai Jing to write the "Fu Yanyun Stele", Emperor Huizong highly praised Guo Yaoshi who paid homage in the palace. His enthusiasm far exceeded that of Tong Guan, who was awarded the title of Guangyang County Prince, Zhao Liangsi, who was awarded Guanglu Doctor, and Bachelor Cai You and others.
Emperor Huizong gave Guo Yaoshi a residence and a concubine in his palace. He also ordered Cai Jing, Wang Fu and other noble officials in the court to hold banquets for each other to entertain Guo Yaoshi.
Pharmacist Guo felt greatly favored, a treatment he would never have received without meeting Emperor Huizong. Pharmacist Guo knows his own situation very well. Who is he? ! He was just an unpopular Han general in the Liao Kingdom, just a surrendered general. Now, Emperor Zhao did not regard himself as an outsider and entrusted him with important responsibilities. He also regarded himself as a relative and gave him a mansion and concubines. What an honor it is to have your relatives and ministers host a banquet! Even if you die for Emperor Zhao, what's the point of regretting it? ! The excited Pharmacist Guo fell to his knees on the ground and burst into tears.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Ji said, "It's okay, it's okay, Guo Qing, please get back on your feet."
Pharmacist Guo cried and said: "Your Majesty! Pharmacist will swear allegiance to the imperial court in this life and devote himself to the imperial court until he dies."
"Hurry up!" Zhao Ji said: "Guo Qing's achievements will last forever, and praise is necessary. If others have such achievements in the future, they will also be greatly praised."
The reason why Huizong Zhao Ji thought so highly of and treated Pharmacist Guo favorably was that in Huizong's eyes, Pharmacist Guo not only sacrificed the two states of Zhuo and Yi, kicking off the recovery of Yanjing, but also took the lead and risked his own life to enter Yanjing. As a result, Yanjing was almost recaptured by force.
Compared with Guo Yaoshi Xianzhuo, Yi Erzhou and risking their lives to enter Yanjing, the combat capabilities of the imperial troops disappointed Huizong Zhao Ji. The reason why Huizong granted Tong Guan the title of Guangyang County was not to acknowledge Tong Guan's merits, but based on the legacy of Emperor Shenzong. In Huizong's eyes, Guo Yaoshi was the first to contribute to the recovery of Yanjing, followed by Zhao Liangsi, who had entered the Jin Kingdom many times to negotiate.
Emperor Huizong has already praised Zhao Liangsi greatly. In addition, Zhao Liangsi is an old man in the court. This is not the focus of this praise. The focus of this praise should be on Pharmacist Guo, so that Pharmacist Guo can guard the six prefectures of Yanjing. At the same time, it also conveyed a message to the Han people who held important positions in the Jin Kingdom. As long as they abandoned the Jin Dynasty and joined the Song Dynasty, especially those who surrendered the city to the Song Dynasty, they would be rewarded by the court. They would be able to serve as high-ranking officials, ride on horses, have palaces, concubines, etc., and they would be rich and noble. Enjoy it endlessly.
Many high officials in the court had objections to Zhao Ji's praise of Medicine Master Guo; Zhao Liangsi, in particular, complained even more. The alliance of gold to destroy the Liao Dynasty was a strategy proposed by Zhao Liangsi; the maritime covenant was signed by Zhao Liangsi with multiple deposits of gold; the specific recovery of the six prefectures and twelve counties in Yanjing was also negotiated by Zhao Liangsi many times; Therefore, in Zhao Liangsi's opinion, in terms of Fu Yan's achievements, his achievements were far greater than those of Guo Yaoshi.
Zhao Liangsi's complaints were not only that he felt that his achievements were greater than those of Guo Yaoshi, but he did not receive as many praises from Guo Yaoshi, and that his eyebrows grew first rather than his beard, but more importantly, Zhao Liangsi felt a strange feeling. This is a dangerous tendency, that is, the imperial court's move to praise Pharmacist Guo with great force has an impure motive. It is to send a message to the outside world through the praise of Pharmacist Guo, that is, to seduce Jin officials and generals and recruit them to surrender. , to regain Yanyun's other lost lands.
During the negotiations with the Jin State, the Jin State clearly informed Guo Pharmacist that after the delivery of the six prefectures and twelve counties of Yanjing, everything would be done as agreed, and neither party would be allowed to recruit rebels or erode the other party's territory; if something similar happened, incident, it will be regarded as the failure of the alliance between the two countries.
Zhao Liangsi reported this situation to Emperor Huizong, but Emperor Huizong did not take it seriously. In the view of Huizong Zhao Ji, the Jin Kingdom was a small, remote, barren and barbaric country. It was a barbarian, not yet civilized, and could not be compared with the Song Dynasty. The reason why the imperial court formed an alliance with the Jin Kingdom was not because of how powerful and wealthy the Jin Kingdom was, but because of how powerful and fertile the Jin Kingdom was. In order to use the power of the Jin Kingdom to regain the territory of the Sixteen States of Yanyun.
Later, the Jin State defeated the Liao State and captured the sixteen states of Yanyun. The Song Dynasty also redeemed the six states and twelve counties of Yanjing from the Jin State, but Huizong still did not regard the Jin State as a powerful country. The country still regards the Jin Kingdom as a barbaric country that is not yet civilized and cannot be compared with the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is far higher or stronger than the Jin Kingdom. In the future planning, the Song Dynasty will not only take back Yun, Shuo and other ten states, Moreover, all Han lands within Shanhaiguan should be recovered.
Therefore, Huizong was very kind to Guo Yaoshi in order to attract the Shanhaiguan and Liaodong generation of Jin officials to surrender. Later, he also sent Tong Guan to Jinyang to work with Wang Zhen to wait for an opportunity to take back Yunshuo ten states.
This is the reason why Zhao Liangsi is full of resentment.
The subsequent development of the situation was indeed as Huizong expected. Zhang Jian, a stay-at-home official in Nanjing of the Jin Kingdom and a subordinate of Tongping Zhang, came to surrender in Pingzhou. As a result, the Song Dynasty regained the three prefectures of Yingping, Luan and Pingzhou. This result exceeded the expectations of the Song Dynasty court. .
Huizong was greatly inspired and urged Tong Guan and Wang Zhen to speed up the recovery of Yunshuo and other ten states. Later, the Kingdom of Jin pressed for the 200,000 taels of military expenses that Zhao Liangsi had promised. The local official in Jinyang replied: "I don't know about the 200,000 taels of military expenses." The Jin Kingdom was promised by Zhao Liangsi of your country. . The local official in Jinyang replied directly: "Since Zhao Liangsi agreed, you can go as long as Zhao Liangsi goes. I don't have a tael here."
This series of events triggered the subsequent Jingkang Rebellion.
