The idea that Yaoshi Guo gave to Zhang Jue was actually not a good idea. Medicine Master Guo became prosperous by taking refuge in the Song Dynasty. He did not hope that too many people would become prosperous by taking refuge in the Song Dynasty. Pharmacist Guo clearly realized that as more people defected to the Song Dynasty, his feat of defecting to the Song Dynasty would be greatly reduced. Those who appeared less important would be less favored by the court.
On the matter of Zhang Jue's surrender to the Song Dynasty, Pharmacist Guo had a basic judgment. Pharmacist Guo felt that if Zhang Jue had just led the three states of Yingping and Luan to surrender to the Song Dynasty, and had not caused any big disturbances, the matter would have passed over time, and the Jin Kingdom would have acquiesced. Zhang Jue has succeeded and can enjoy the same or even higher glory and wealth than himself. Only by inciting Zhang Jue to make more noise can the Kingdom of Jin be implicated, and the Kingdom of Jin will also keep an eye on Zhang Jue. Don’t let go. At that time, if the court cannot settle this matter, I may need to step forward. If I settle this matter, wouldn't the credit be greater? Maybe I will be like Tong Guan and become a prince.
It was precisely because of such a small idea that Pharmacist Guo started to dig holes for Zhang Jue. He hoped that Zhang Jue would make the matter bigger.
At that time, Pharmacist Guo said to Zhang Jue: "Not long ago, this military envoy led the two states of Zhuoyi and the Changsheng Army to join the imperial court. The emperor treated me well. In addition to being the governor of Yanshan Prefecture, I was also awarded the title of military military envoy and inspector. The school master was given a mansion and a concubine in the capital. However, you should also know that Zhuoyi Prefecture is the hometown of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. According to the covenant signed by the Jurchens and the imperial court, it must be returned to the imperial court. Besides, I surrender. The imperial court surrendered from the Liao Kingdom. Now, your situation is completely different from that of this Jiedu envoy. The three prefectures of Yingping, Luan and Zhuoyi under your jurisdiction are not all the same, and they do not belong to the Jurchens and the imperial court. Within the scope; moreover, the three states of Yingping, Luanzhou are under the jurisdiction of the Jurchens, and you are submitting to the imperial court from the Jurchens, so there will be more twists and turns."
What Yaoshi Guo said was the truth, but Zhang Jue didn't understand what Yaoshi Guo meant when he said the truth. In Zhang Jue's view, returning to the Southern Dynasty from the Liao Kingdom was a surrender, and he led the Pingluan Three Prefectures to surrender to the Southern Dynasty from the Jin Kingdom. They were all in order to gain a higher status and greater glory and wealth. Do you, Guo Yaoshi, allow you to lead the army? The two states of Zhuo and Yi surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, so I am not allowed to lead the three states of Ping and Luan to surrender to the Southern Dynasty? I led the three states of Ping and Luan to submit to the Southern Dynasty, and you led the two states of Zhuo and Yi to submit to the Southern Dynasty. They are essentially the same! Besides, didn’t Wang Pingshi and Zhan Tongzhi make their stance clear? Didn’t the Holy One promise not to treat me badly in the future, and my future position will not be lower than yours, Medicine Master Guo?
Thinking like this, Zhang Jue was confused in his heart and looked at Pharmacist Guo stupidly, waiting for Pharmacist Guo to give further guidance.
Pharmacist Guo looked at Zhang Jue and continued: "Yes, the imperial court has promised to accept your surrender, but the three prefectures of Yingping and Luan are not the same as the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. The magistrate led the three prefectures of Yingping and Luan to submit to the imperial court, which is an extra rule of the imperial court. The imperial court will definitely be happy with what you have obtained, and naturally hopes that you will surrender the city; however, precisely because the three prefectures of Yingping and Luan are not the same as the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, the imperial court will be particularly careful in the operation of Zhizhou and submit to the imperial court, although it will support it secretly. , but Zhizhou needs to stabilize the situation first, and then the imperial court will officially accept it. Does Zhizhou understand the meaning of this envoy?"
Zhang Jue nodded and said: "Understood. What Jiedushi means is that the three states of Yingping and Luanzhou surrendered to the Southern Dynasty. It was not the Southern Dynasty's initiative, but the surrender of the Southern Dynasty on his own initiative. It has nothing to do with the Southern Dynasty?"
"Exactly!" Guo Yaoshi said: "I tell you the truth, everything must be icing on the cake, and everything must be done thoroughly. If you lead the Pingluan Three Prefectures to surrender to the Song Dynasty, the Jurchens will naturally not allow it, and will send a large army to prove you; with this section When Du Envoy sees it, you might as well prepare in advance to defeat the Jurchens, stabilize the three states of Yingping and Luanzhou, and then report the victory to Yanshan Mansion and the imperial court. The Holy Emperor will be happy when he learns of it. By then, all the benefits will be achieved. It’s all there.”
If the soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Jin were victorious, it might just punish Zhang Jue, but he would not die. If the soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Jin were defeated, how could the Kingdom of Jin give up? It will only trigger a bigger war. At that time, even if Zhang Jue wants to retreat, I am afraid he will not be able to retreat. He will be kidnapped in his own chariot and can only ask for help from himself. Pharmacist Guo understood this truth clearly, but Zhang Juewei did not.
Zhang Jue was overjoyed after hearing the idea from Medical Master Guo. He hurriedly paid homage to Pharmacist Guo and said joyfully, "Thank you very much for your advice, Jiedushi. To be honest, Jiedushi said that the Jurchen soldiers and horses are brave and good at fighting. Although I have five men under my command, Thousands of soldiers and horses, the number does not seem to be small, but the combat power is low, it is just the defeated soldiers and horses of the previous dynasty, and I may not be able to resist the Jurchens. The situation is like this, please give me advice, how can I defeat the Jurchens? "
Pharmacist Guo said: "Does fighting rely solely on bravery? More often, it requires strategy."
Zhang Jue paid homage to Pharmacist Guo and asked for advice: "I hope the envoy will give me some advice."
Guo Yaoshi said: "Hasn't this military envoy sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to assist you? The reason why this military envoy's 10,000 soldiers and horses did not display the banner of the Song Army is to avoid some troubles. The support is obvious. Zhizhou can make a bigger noise, lure the Jurchens to ask for it, and then ambush heavy troops on the way, killing all the Jurchens without leaving a single piece of armor. The Jurchens are timid and do not say anything, and the court is also very excited. At that time, The imperial court will naturally bring the three states of Ying, Ping and Luan under its jurisdiction, and will naturally grant you the position promised to you."
After this conversation with Pharmacist Guo, Zhang Jue admired Pharmacist Guo so much that he fell into admiration. Zhang Jue thought to himself, no wonder Yaoshi Guo was able to do so well. It turned out that he was far-sighted and considerate. Unlike himself, he only knew that he wanted to seek refuge, but he didn't smooth out the path and didn't know how to make things perfect.
Zhang Jue has completely figured it out. If he wants to do something big, he must not only join the Song Dynasty, but also do something great for the Song Dynasty and make the Southern Dynasties look at him with admiration. By then, everything he should have will be available.
Immediately, Zhang Jue and Pharmacist Guo said goodbye and returned to Pingzhou. They mobilized tens of thousands of troops and horses, leaving only 10,000 troops and horses to defend Pingzhou. The other more than 50,000 troops were composed of Yuan Dingyi, Zhang Linghui and other generals. The commander-in-chief ambushed in Yingzhou, and the marquis came with the soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Jin to conquer.
Besides, I learned a while ago that Zhang Jue had rebelled against the Jin Dynasty. Wanyan Yanmu, who was stationed in Guangning Prefecture, was ordered by Wanyan Nianhan to lead troops and horses to conquer Zhang Jue. However, heavy rain caused floods and the roads were muddy. Unbearable, he had to return to Guangning Mansion and wait for the weather to clear up before proceeding to attack Zhang Jue.
After waiting for more than ten days, the weather finally cleared up and the muddy roads were solidified. Wanyan Mu impatiently led 20,000 soldiers and horses to Pingzhou to annihilate Zhang Jue.
Wanyan's mother commanded 20,000 soldiers and horses. Not long after entering Yingzhou, she entered the encirclement that Zhang Linghui and Yuan Dingyi had laid out in advance. She could only hear the thunder of drums and saw soldiers and horses rushing over the mountains and plains. . Wanyan's mother was shocked and wanted to organize troops to attack, but the incoming troops had already cut her off into several sections. Although the Jin soldiers resisted tenaciously, they could not withstand the large number of people on the other side. They were well prepared and were waiting for work. Most of the Jin soldiers were killed. Wanyan's mother escaped from the chaos and led a few people to flee back to Guangning Mansion in embarrassment.
Zhang Jue defeated Wanyan's mother, and the troops on the walls of the three states of Pingping and Luan planted the flag of the Song Dynasty, and then reported the victory to Wang Anzhong, Zhan Du, Guo Yaoshi and others of Yanshan Prefecture.
Wang Anzhong was overjoyed to be rewarded. In addition to verbally praising Zhang Jue and the people he sent, he hurriedly sent people eight hundred miles away to rush into the capital and report the situation to Emperor Huizong.
Emperor Huizong was very excited when he learned about this situation. He immediately issued an order to establish the Linhai Navy in the three prefectures of Yingping and Luan, and awarded Zhang Juelin the naval military governor to lead the three prefectures of Pingluan. At the same time, Emperor Huizong gave special approval to order Wang Fu to He took out 50,000 taels of silver and 10,000 bolts of silk and satin to reward Zhang Jue and his men. Emperor Huizong also ordered Wang Anzhong to arrange for Zhang Jue to come to Beijing to meet the emperor at a convenient time and reward Zhang Jue's mansion and concubines.
Zhang Jue was finally very excited when he finally got what he wanted. In addition to guarding Pingluan for the imperial court for three weeks, he was also waiting to go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit. He had received the Holy Lord's favor and granted him a mansion, concubines, etc. .
However, Zhang Jue's luck was not as good as that of Guo Yaoshi. In the following period, a catastrophe befell Zhang Jue.
Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom did not expect that Wanyan Yanmu would be defeated. Since the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, the Jin soldiers led by Wanyan Aguda have never failed. Now, when they were suppressing a rebel, they were defeated, and they suffered a huge defeat. The three states of Yingping, Pingluan and Luan were rebelled and surrendered to the Southern Dynasty. , which made Wanyan Aguda very angry.
Not long ago, Wanyan Aguda issued a special edict, reprimanding Zhang Jue and asking Zhang Jue to take care of himself and not to persist in his stubbornness, lest it be too late to regret it. Unexpectedly, not only did they not frighten Zhang Jue, but the troops sent to conquer Zhang Jue were also defeated. Isn't this a slap in the face?
Wanyan Aguda was so angry that he could no longer care about the close ties of flesh and blood, so he ordered Wanyan's mother to be escorted to the palace and beaten ten times in public. Wanyan's mother was revoked from her original and concurrent posts and was sent to the army as a military officer. The groom went.
Later, Wanyan Aguda sent his second son Wanyan Zongwang to lead 30,000 troops to Pingzhou to conquer Zhang Jue.
This time, Zhang Jue didn't have the same good luck as before. In a confrontation with the Jin soldiers commanded by Wanyan Zongwang, Zhang Jue's Linhai army was defeated and fled, and Zhang Jue also fled to Yanjing City overnight. The three states of Yingping and Luan were again occupied by the Kingdom of Jin.
Wanyan Zongwang, who occupied the three states of Yingping and Luanzhou, searched for Zhang Jue everywhere. After interrogating Zhang Jue's men, they learned that Zhang Jue had fled to Yanjing Mansion, so Wanyan Zongwang sent people to Yanjing to find Wang Anzhong's important people.
Prior to this, the Song Dynasty accepted Zhang Jue secretly. Although Linhai was established and Zhang Jue was appointed as the Linhai Military Envoy and led the Pingluan Prefecture, it was a unilateral action after all, and it was not made public. Now, Lieutenant General Wang An of Yanjing Prefecture took Zhang Jue in, which was tantamount to openly accepting the traitorous generals of the Jin Kingdom, and openly violated the agreement signed by the two countries not to recruit surrenders or accept rebels. Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang accused the Yanshan Xuanfu Division of the Song Dynasty and asked Wang Anzhong to return Zhang Jue in the name of accepting rebellion.
The people sent by Wanyan Zongwang to beg for Zhang Jue not only failed to get Zhang Jue, but were beaten up by Wang Anzhong's Yamen servants and rushed out of the Xuanfu Department Hall. Wanyan Zong was furious when he was rewarded. He personally led a hundred and ten soldiers and rushed to Yanshan Xuanfu Division to ask for Wang Anzhong's help.
