When Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji saw that Zhao Liangsi opposed the surrender of Zhang Jue, he was furious and demoted Zhao Liangsi five levels in a row and demoted him to Yongxing, Hunan. He was not allowed to enter the capital without an edict. Later, Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji sent Zhan Du to Yanshan Prefecture to serve as the magistrate of Yanshan Prefecture, and ranked him before Guo Yaoshi.
Before Zhan Du left Beijing, Zhao Ji specially summoned Zhan Du and told Zhan Du clearly that he should cooperate with Wang Anzhong to facilitate Zhang Jue's surrender to the Song Dynasty. At the same time, Zhao Ji also specifically explained: "Tell the ambassador Wang that he can agree to Zhang Jue on behalf of the court. If Zhang Jue offers to surrender the three states of Pingluan, his official position will be no less than that of Guo Pharmacist, and the three states of Pingluan will still be under Zhang Jue's jurisdiction. . In addition, the imperial court gave Zhang Jue an official residence and concubines in the capital, allowing Zhang Jue to enjoy unprecedented wealth."
Zhan Du was ordered to go to Yanshan Mansion and met Wang Anzhong, the pacifier of Yanshan Mansion, and Guo Pharmacist, who also knew Yanshan Mansion. When Zhan Du met Wang Anzhong and Pharmacist Guo, he gave Wang Anzhong a big bow and said, "I'm here to pay my respects to you, the chief official." But to Pharmacist Guo, he just clasped his fists with his hands, raised them in front of his chest, and said loudly: "Bye bye." General Guo."
This courtesy from Zandu had a purpose. When Huizong Emperor Zhao Ji issued the letter of appointment to him, he was ranked before Guo Yaoshi. Therefore, Zhan Du regarded Wang Anzhong as his superior and regarded Guo Yaoshi as an official ranked behind him and a military general who was only responsible for war matters. Therefore, while Zhan Du respected Wang Anzhong, he looked down upon Yaoshi Guo.
At that time, Pharmacist Guo was very unhappy, but looking at his colleagues, he concealed his unhappiness and bowed to Zhan Du with fists in his hands, saying loudly: "Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!"
When they first met, they just exchanged a few understanding words and then went about their own business.
That night, Zhan Du came to Wang Anzhong's residence again and paid homage to Wang Anzhong.
After Zhan Du met with Wang Anzhong, he told Wang Anzhong: "Your Excellency, the pacifying envoy, I have been appointed by the Holy Master to come to Yanshan Mansion as a Tongzhi, ranking before General Guo." Wang Anzhong said: "General Guo is also a Tongzhi, and he is a military commander. If we have military power, we should use discretion in dealing with them."
Zhan Du smiled faintly and continued: "The appointment of the Holy Lord has profound meaning." Wang Anzhong heard this, looked up at Zhan Du and said, "Lord Zhan, you might as well explain it clearly." Zhan Du said: "The Holy Lord sent me to the official. The purpose of coming to Yanshan Mansion to serve as Tongzhi and to rank the lower official before General Guo is to allow the lower official to assist the pacifier in handling the matter of Zhang Jue's surrender to the Song Dynasty. Sir, the pacifier, please think that the holy general will rank the lower official before Guo Yaoshi, and let the lower official be ranked before Guo Yaoshi. The purpose of lowering the official to assist the pacification envoy in recruiting Zhang Jue to surrender is that after Zhang Jue surrenders to the Song Dynasty, his official position and treatment will be better than those of General Guo."
"Master Zhan, when you came to Yanshan Mansion, what did the Holy Father explain to you about the specific strategy for recruiting and surrendering Zhang Jue?"
"Go back to the pacifier. Before Xiaguan came to Yanshan Mansion, the Holy Master specially summoned Xianguan. The Holy Master asked him to tell the pacifier that he should hurry up on the matter of recruiting Zhang Jue to surrender. The lord said, the pacifier can represent the imperial court and make it clear. I promised Zhang Jue that as long as he surrendered the three states of Ping and Luan, his status and treatment would not be under General Guo. In addition to the three states of Ping and Luan being under his jurisdiction, he would also be given a mansion and concubines in the capital."
Wang Anzhong said: "If this is the case, things will be easier to handle."
Later, Lieutenant General Wang An Zhang Jue sent his deputy governor Yuan Dingyi to Yanshan Mansion to contact Zhan Du about the situation of Xiancheng surrendering to the Song Dynasty and told Zhan Du in detail.
"Lord Zhan! Judging from the feedback from Zhang Jue's subordinate Yuan Dingyi, Zhang Jue has made up his mind to surrender to the imperial court. Now with the Holy Emperor's decree, Zhang Jue's surrender will only happen in the past few days."
"Please also comfort Sir and actively promote it."
"How dare you disobey the Holy Spirit's will?! I should work hard on my own."
The two of them discussed the matter and decided that Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du would meet Yuan Dingyi, who was still living in Yanjing, to discuss the matter.
As soon as Yuan Ding heard the call, he hurried to Yanshan Mansion and saw the comforting envoy Wang Anzhong and another Song Dynasty official sitting in front of him.
Yuan Dingyi then saluted Wang Anzhong and said, "See the pacifier, Sir."
After paying homage, Yuan Dingyi looked at Zhan Du and bowed again, saying, "I pay homage to you, Your Majesty."
Wang Anzhong said to Yuan Dingyi: "This is Mr. Yuan, the new governor of the imperial court."
Yuan Dingyi saluted Zhan Du again and said loudly: "Pay homage to Master Zhan, the magistrate."
Zandu nodded slightly.
Wang Anzhong waved his hand to Yuan Dingyi and said, "No need to be polite, let's get down to business. Sit down!"
Yuan Dingyi then sat down opposite Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du.
"That's it!" Wang Anzhong said: "I sent Mr. Zhan to Yanshan Mansion to share with the magistrate. In fact, Mr. Zhan came to Yanshan Mansion for your family to know the state. Your family wants to offer the city to surrender, so I After the official reported this situation to me, I was very pleased."
As Wang Anzhong said this, Zhan Du and Yuan Dingyi nodded at the same time.
Wang Anzhong also nodded to Yuan Ding and continued: "I have made a pilgrimage to remember that your Zhizhou has lived in the border area for a long time, and I wholeheartedly admire the Central Plains. Therefore, I agree to accept your Zhizhou to submit to the imperial court; but your Zhizhou must be sincere. Do things simply and resolutely, don't be distracted by your own thoughts, and by then, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our government to accept your family as the governor of the state."
Wang Anzhong was sounding the alarm to Zhang Jue, so that Yuan Dingyi could pass on the message to Zhang Jue, so that Zhang Jue would have a firm attitude and stop hesitating. Wang Anzhong handed over the next steps to Zhan Du, who conveyed the court's praise to Zhang Jue.
Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du are playing black and white faces.
At this time, Zhan Du, who was sitting next to Wang Anzhong, said: "Before I came to Yanjing, I specially summoned me on my pilgrimage. The Holy Master personally told me that if Zhang Zhizhou led his camp to the three states of Pingluan and surrendered, the imperial court would definitely Give great praise. In the future, the three prefectures of Yingping, Pingluan and Luan will be under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhizhou, and our court will not send additional officials. In addition, the Holy One has always treated those who surrendered highly. The Holy One has said that if Zhang Zhizhou comes back, he will be given a mansion in the capital. Ji Concubine; Zhang Zhizhou’s subordinates also treated her equally and gave her great praise."
Yuan Ding was even more tempted when he saw it. A rising tide lifts all boats. The higher Zhang Jue's salary, the higher his own salary will be. Since Zhang Jue can get a mansion and concubines in the capital, as the deputy magistrate, he can get a small house in the capital and a few women, so he can't run away. .
Yuan Dingyi's greed is not serious.
Just as Zhan Du finished speaking, Yuan Dingyi stood up. Wang Zhandu bowed and said loudly: "Thank you, Lord Long. After I return, I will report this situation to Zhang Zhizhou. Zhang Zhizhou will definitely be more excited and lead the camp." It is certain that the three states of Pingluan and Luan will surrender. To be honest, I admire the Heavenly Kingdom very much, and I will definitely encourage Zhang Zhizhou to submit to the imperial court together with Zhang Zhizhou. "
Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du both understood what Yuan Dingyi meant. They were expressing their merits and inviting rewards, hoping that they would also get a good share of the meal after surrendering to the three states of Yingping and Luanzhou.
Wang Anzhong then expressed his position: "In the future, the merits of the deputy magistrate will not be lost. This pacifier will report the truth to my pilgrimage."
Zhan Du continued: "Zhang Zhizhou's future position and salary will not be lower than that of General Guo of the Ever-Victorious Army, and the position and salary of Deputy Zhizhou will not be lower than that of generals such as Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren."
Yuan Ding was so flattered that he hurriedly saluted Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du, and said eagerly: "Even so, I will take my leave now, rush back to Pingzhou, report to Zhang Zhizhou, and surrender as soon as possible."
"That's very good!" Wang Anzhong stood up and said, "The matter has become clear. This pacifier will no longer keep you. You should go back quickly and let Zhang Zhizhou be ready to surrender to the imperial court at any time. The Yanshan Prefecture's troops are ready at any time." I’ll pick you up.”
Zhan Du also stood up and said: "This matter must be done sooner rather than later. We must do it carefully."
Immediately, Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du sent Yuan Dingyi out of the gate of Yanshan Mansion.
After Yuan Dingyi saluted Wang Anzhong and Zhan Du again, he hurriedly left Yanjing and rushed to Pingzhou to report the situation to Zhang Jue.
Yuan Ding rushed back to Pingzhou and reported the specific situation to Zhang Jue, who was also very excited. Zhang Jue said: "God favors me! I think that the Han people from the border areas like me were discriminated against when we were in Khitan and did not receive the praise we deserve. After surrendering to the Jurchens, they were just puppets and never had real dignity. As the emperor of the Southern Dynasties With such high treatment, what else can we say, just surrender as soon as possible, as Zhan Tongzhi of the Southern Dynasty said, sooner rather than later."
Yuan Dingdao: "What Zhizhou said is absolutely true. However, if we want to surrender to the Southern Dynasty, in addition to the territory of the three states of Pingluan and Luanzhou, should we also offer some other greeting gifts? Master Zhizhou, this is the icing on the cake. Only in this way can we get the greatest benefits."
Zhang Juejian said that he was confused and asked Yuan Dingyi: "In addition to the three states of Yingping, Luan and Luan in our hands, what else can we offer as a meeting gift?"
"The magistrate is above." Yuan Ding said: "Before the Jurchens handed over the six states of Yanjing to the Southern Dynasty, they moved out all the residents and big households of Yanjing, and wanted to move them to Guangning Prefecture to enrich the population. Lord magistrate, just imagine, the six states of Yanjing Aren’t the people who migrated from the state just want to pass through our Pingzhou!"
Zhang Jue stared at Yuan Dingyi and asked: "You mean to kidnap these migrants and send them to the Southern Dynasty court together."
"Exactly!" Yuan Ding said: "If you don't do it first, don't stop doing it, and do it thoroughly. Only in this way can you gain the greatest trust from the Southern Dynasty court. By then, the position of the magistrate will be higher than that of Guo Pharmacist. I am afraid it will not only be the words of the Southern Dynasty." Having said it, it’s really time to implement it.”
Zhang Jue was overjoyed and said loudly: "It's good not to do one thing and not stop doing the other thing! Okay, let's do it like this."
Yuan Dingyi further offered his advice: "Lord Zhizhou, I have learned that Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen, Cao Yongyi, Kang Gongbi and other ministers in the DPRK jointly escorted the people of Yanjing to Guangning Mansion in order to make friends with the Jurchens. Why don't we use them to betray the imperial court?" , kill them on the pretext of surrendering to the Jurchens? Among the hijacked people, there are more Han people than Khitan people. Who is willing to leave their hometown and go to the northeast? If we kill Zuo Qigong and others on the grounds of betraying the Liao Kingdom, those residents of Yanjing will inevitably riot As for the support, we just kidnapped these people and presented them to the Southern Dynasties as an additional meeting gift."
"Great!" Zhang Jue said repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! Okay! It's up to you to do this. But by the Luanhe River where they passed, they ambush 10,000 elite soldiers in advance. When Zuo Qigong and others arrive, Capture them and behead them in public."
Yuan Dingyi replied loudly: "Don't worry, Lord Zhizhou, I will handle this matter, and it will be done beautifully and neatly!"
"Okay! Okay! It's up to you!"
Immediately, Zhang Jue and Yuan Dingyi planned a strategy and were waiting for the arrival of Zuo Qigong and others.
