Nianhan was captured and the city of Datong was empty, so he had to open the city gate and surrender. The next day, the Song army entered Datong Fucheng.
Looking at Gao Qingyi, who was left behind in Xijing standing aside with his hands down, Jiang Min said: "Standing back to assess the situation and being able to open the city gate in time is an act of understanding the current affairs. Although it cannot make a contribution to the Song Dynasty, it can still save the life of the family."
Gao Qingyi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this. But he didn't dare to show it at all, and said thank you respectfully.
The Gaoqing native was from Bohai, and when he came to pay gold, he was just a general manager, that is, a translator. But in this position, Gao Qingyi was highly regarded by Nianhan, and he rose through the ranks until he stayed in Xijing. It can be said that he is Nianhan's most important staff, unparalleled by others.
Gao Qingyi knew that Nianhan escaped from the city last night, and Nianhan did not hide it from him. At night I was still dreaming of Nianhan coming back with reinforcements to regain the country, but at dawn he had to surrender. Moreover, Gao Qingyi was loyal to Nianhan personally and not to the Jin Dynasty. Nianhan's capture completely gave up hope.
After entering the left-behind yamen, Jiang Min looked up at the plaque on the door and shook his head after a long time.
After sitting down in the official hall, Gao Qingyi led a group of officials from Datong Prefecture to come forward to pay homage.
Jiang Min said: "You wake up early, and if you can take action in time, it will be considered a meritorious service. At least one life will be saved. Go back today and stay at home with peace of mind. Don't run around and wait for the army to deal with it. If you don't obey the order, you will be killed without mercy!"
Seeing Jiang Min's serious expression, everyone said yes timidly.
After saying a few words, Jiang Min ordered his soldiers to take all these people back home. He took out a book and said to the leader of the soldiers, Gan Ziyu: "This is the list of the Jin Dynasty officials in Yunzhong City. Check off the names of those who surrendered, and all the others will be escorted back to the left-behind department, dead or alive!"
Gan Ziyu took the book and respectfully said yes.
Since the Jin Dynasty did not occupy the Shanhou area for a long time, and Nianhan focused on establishing his own power, there were not many Jurchens. After Jiang Min took over, he decided to uproot the Jurchen forces and leave no one behind. It is indeed a great achievement for those who surrender to save one life.
After handling various chores, Jiang Min stood up and was about to go back to the back office to rest. A soldier came in hurriedly and said: "Du Tong, there is a man outside the door. He said that he was originally an envoy from the Song Dynasty and was detained by the Jin people. His name is Hong Hao. I ask for an audience."
Jiang Min said: "Invite him in."
Hong Hao unfurled his clothes and entered the left-behind department. I saw a young general sitting in the middle, about twenty years old, with a very heroic face. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My dear, Hong Hao, in the third year of Jianyan's reign, I was envoy to Jin, and was detained by the Jin people for five years. The general's army broke through the clouds. This is an unprecedented achievement!"
Jiang Min said: "Unprecedented, the envoy is right. Since you are the envoy of the Song Dynasty, please take a seat quickly."
Hong Hao said: "Thank you, General."
After saying that, he sat down on the stool set up by the soldiers.
Jiang Min said: "If you come to visit me, you must have something to teach me. I wonder what it is?"
Hong Hao couldn't help but be startled when he saw that Jiang Min's completely business-like attitude was different from what he thought. Said: "The envoys from the Song Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, as well as some people who were captured in the war, there are many in the clouds. What they think about day and night is that Wang Shi has come north and will see the light of day again!"
Jiang Min said: "Does the envoy have a list? I will send people to find them to escape the sea of suffering."
Hong Hao was startled again when he saw Jiang Min directly asking for the list. He took out a few from his arms and said, "These are the names I know, but they are not complete. If the general can follow the pictures and find them, he will be honored with immeasurable merit!"
The soldier took the list and placed it in front of Jiang Min.
Jiang Min took a look at the list and saw dozens of people written on it. Putting down the list, he said: "Don't worry, I will send people to look for them. For those who are not on the list, I will also write a notice and ask them to come to the left-behind department."
Hong Hao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw that although Jiang Min was polite, she was also very cold. He said: "In addition, there are also the emperors, concubines, concubines and clan members who were kidnapped by the Jin people during the Jingkang period. Many of them were enslaved by the Jin people. If it is convenient for the general, please rescue them."
Jiang Min said: "I have also heard about this. For example, there is Princess Shunde in Nianhan. She was rescued last night and is now in the army."
Hong Hao was overjoyed when he heard this: "I haven't seen the princess in many days, but luckily everything is fine! I should pay my respects!"
Jiang Min said: "In this case, you can go with your own soldiers."
Hong Hao straightened his clothes and followed the soldiers to the back office to see the princess.
Jiang Min is the commander-in-chief under Wang Xiaolie. Wang Xiaolie's attitude towards the court is not clear. He should not be too close to the court officials. It is best to keep business matters private. Others may not realize this, but Jiang Min knows it very well and will never go too far.
There are Song Dynasty officials who are stranded here for various reasons in Datong Mansion. After Jiang Min entered Datong Mansion, he rescued these people one by one and placed them properly. But these people are never allowed to participate in military and political affairs, they are just raised. When the time is right, just send these people back to the court.
Hong Hao followed the soldiers into the backyard, turned around, and came to the outside of a small courtyard. I saw many servants and maids busy moving.
Hong Hao adjusted his robe again and followed the soldiers into the small courtyard.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a young woman standing in the yard, occasionally giving instructions to the servants on how to place things.
Hong Hao hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply. Said: "Your Majesty Hong Hao comes to see the princess!"
The young woman turned around and saw that it was Hong Hao. She hurriedly replied: "It turns out to be Hong Shangshu. Seeing Shangshu again is like a lifetime ago. I don't know where to start!"
Hong Hao's eyes were filled with tears, and he wiped his tears and said: "After this chaos, fortunately the princess is fine. Now the Song army has occupied Yunzhong, but I don't know how Wang Xuanfu in Taiyuan is doing. After a few days, let Jiang Du If we send a troop of troops and horses to escort the princess back to the Central Plains, the Holy One will definitely be happy."
Princess Shunde said: "Now is the time to use troops. Why embarrass Jiang Dutong? I will wait in Datong for a few more days before returning to the Central Plains."
Hong Hao said: "I don't know what will happen to Wang Xuanfu in Taiyuan, how can we wait? Once Wang Xuanfu fails in Taiyuan, what will we do?"
Princess Shunde smiled and said: "Shang Shu need not worry about this matter. I heard that Wang Xuanfu is going well in Taiyuan. He has surrounded the Jin army in Taiyuan City, and victory is just around the corner. Wang Xuanfu is a rare good general in our court, what can he do? Accident?"
Hong Hao couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.
In Datong, Hong Hao also heard about Wang Xiaolie's deeds. However, because most of them were told by Jin people, they were naturally belittled a lot, so Hong Hao didn't have much confidence in Wang Xiaolie. I heard that Wang Xiaolie had the upper hand in Taiyuan, and I was stunned for a moment.
As a veteran, Hong Hao certainly knew what it meant for Wang Xiaolie to gain the upper hand in Taiyuan. The capture of Datong Mansion and the upper hand in Taiyuan meant that Wang Xiaolie had completely defeated the Western Route Army of the Jin Kingdom. The battlefields of the Song and Jin Dynasties were completely different.
(End of chapter)
