New Year's Day, the second year of Zhenyou's reign.
The Jurchens originally did not have a calendar and did not celebrate their years. Even if they had festivals, they mostly followed Liao customs. Until the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, many Jurchens could only count how many times they had seen the grass green when they came to their own age. Later, it gradually became more and more popular, and for a hundred years now, New Year's Day, Shangyuan, Zhonghe, Beginning of Spring, etc. are all festivals that are highly valued.
On New Year's Day, it is the time when the Yuan Dynasty begins and everything is new. The emperor ascends to the throne and is worshiped by his ministers. Later, foreign envoys come to see him, give banquets, and make speeches. There are also lively celebrations among the people.
Today is Wanyan Xun's first New Year's Day since he ascended the throne. He also hopes that this New Year's Day will be as magnificent and prosperous as before, demonstrating the prosperity of a great country.
It's a pity that it can't be done. There will be nothing this year, no ceremony, no celebration, and no foreign messengers to celebrate. The monarch and his ministers will just go about their business as usual.
Zhongdu City, which used to be brightly lit in the past, and King Wu couldn't help it, was now very quiet.
Wan Yanxun stood on the Penglai Pavilion and saw brightly lit lights on the city wall and soldiers patrolling back and forth. The Mongolian cavalry did not care about the New Year and continued to harass them in the past few days. Because the Xishan Camp and the Jinkou Camp in the north of the city were both lost. , so the two directions of Tongxuan Gate and Zhangyi Gate are very tight, and the lights at the top of the city are also extremely dense.
There were also flames rising somewhere outside the city. It was probably a village that had been set on fire by the Mongolian cavalry.
In the third year of Da'an, the Mongolian army came once, but failed to capture Zhongdu and retreated. Since last year, the Mongolian army has been thin in the city for more than four months, but still cannot take the city, so the officials in the city have It may not be that nervous. Wanyan Xun could clearly hear that in the mansions closer to the imperial city, there were still singing, dancing, banquets, and even the sounds of silk and bamboo orchestral music.
Of course ordinary people will have to suffer a little more.
Zhongdu City originally had a population of hundreds of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of people have fled from surrounding areas in the past few months. The imperial court was unable to accommodate them, and the temples and temples could not accommodate that many people. Many people could only Sleeping under the eaves on both sides of the street.
The weather was very cold, and they were crowded together in piles. Wanyanxun could see their black voices, and could hear them crying, moaning, and complaining in the biting cold wind. Fortunately, the police patrol The guards of the hospital and the soldiers of Weijie Army have been patrolling.
Wherever the officers and soldiers patrolled, the refugees would stop crying and try their best to huddle up and not attract attention. Since the beginning of winter, the court would still send relief at first, but then food became increasingly scarce, so much so that three pounds of platinum could not After three liters of rice, the relief operations stopped. As a result, hundreds or even hundreds of refugees died of cold and starvation every day. Officers and soldiers patrolled everywhere, dragging the dead to the south gate. Throw away the mass graves outside.
Some people thought they were about to die, so they would take the initiative to plead with the officers, asking them to put in a little effort. Some people didn't want to die yet, so they curled up as small as possible so as not to attract attention.
Wanyan Xun witnessed this scene with an expressionless face, turned around and came down from Penglai Pavilion.
I originally wanted to see the scenery in Zhongdu, but I never expected to see these. But there is nothing I can do about it, so I just saw it.
In fact, Wanyan Xun was in a good mood today because the two strategies he had been promoting, namely peace and relocating the capital, finally had hope of being realized.
Previously, several important ministers in the court did not agree with this, and even suppressed Wanyan Xun to prevent the discussion from being released to the outside world. But this morning, Shan Yi, the prime minister of the left and a political official of Pingzhang, who had been firmly opposed, actually relaxed a little
. He proposed that he might as well send a prince to explore the Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing and take a look at the environment before making a decision.
This is natural. How can the emperor's jade chariot be easily moved? If we really want to set off, someone must be at the front station. And as long as someone is at the front station, the advantages and disadvantages of Nanjing's Kaifeng Mansion can be discussed.
So Wanyan Xun greatly praised Tu Danyi and immediately agreed to his complete proposal.
He hoped that King Sui would lead people to handle this matter.
Can!
He hoped to give King Sui a post in Nanjing and slightly integrate Nanjing's military and political affairs.
no problem!
He hoped to send a group of young officials to follow King Sui to take care of the needs along the way.
It should!
Since Tu Danyi has made concessions, Wanyan Xun, as the emperor, should naturally show his attitude of listening. After all, this old man is an official who is skilled in governing. It is always right to listen to him on these trivial matters.
What's more, the emperor Wanyan Xun came to power in a hurry. A group of cronies around him, such as Wuyan Weike and others, were killed by Guo Ning in Hebei. After taking the throne, he was never able to win over reliable people in the court.
With his wings, he could not ignore the authority of many important ministers.
Before Wanyan Xun became the emperor, he despised the previous emperor Wanyan Yongji. He felt that it was this idiot's incompetent governance that made the situation so decadent. Only when he sat on that splendid seat did he realize that he seemed a bit harsh.
Wan Yan Yong Ji.
Being an emperor is not that easy!
The Kingdom of Jin is plagued by serious illnesses, and everything is rotten from top to bottom. Even if the emperor wants to work hard to govern, he will inevitably encounter constraints everywhere in the trap.
During this period, Wanyan Xun greatly strengthened the Internal Affairs Bureau under the Dianqian Division. He used the former Qiandi people as internal servants to not only supervise the officials, but also inquire about the people's situation and the military situation. He hoped to use this confidant organization to suppress the distracted ministers and ministers.
Six ministries, and then summarized and knitted together the myriad of military and political affairs.
So, take your time.
Those important ministers all thought that they wanted to move the capital to Nanjing because they were afraid of the Mongols. In fact, they were wrong. No matter how strong the Mongolian army was, they could never take the strong city of Zhongdu. What's so scary? What's really scary is that
Those important ministers who have been controlling the government for more than ten years and decades!
Wanyan Xun can only be suppressed by them for one day in Zhongdu. Therefore, the capital must be moved decisively!
After arriving in Kaifeng Mansion, the entire court will be like starting from scratch. By then, the constraints of the ministers will be less, and the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also have room to play, and the emperor's authority will be able to be asserted!
While thinking this, Wanyan Xun went to Renzheng Hall.
Penglai Pavilion is a water pavilion, and you have to cross an exquisite arch bridge in the direction of Renzheng Hall. Wanyan Xun, holding on to the green bamboo railing of the arch bridge, suddenly stopped halfway.
Behind him, a young chamberlain holding an incense burner accidentally touched the foot of Wanyan Xun's robe and quickly fell to his knees.
Wanyan Xun didn't even look at him, only frowned blankly.
Um?
What's wrong?
He thought about his plan just now. It seemed to be very appropriate. There was no problem, right?
Thinking about it again, there is still no problem. The biggest problem at the moment is that the ministers are restricted, so that the emperor cannot manage the army and politics. And if you want to completely solve this problem, the best way is to move the capital. As long as you go to Nanjing
Kaifeng Mansion and the entire imperial court are just like... hmm?
Start something new?
Wanyan Xun was well versed in the history and literature of the Han family. At this time, his mind was racing, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of the old events of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. At that time, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was surrounded by the Jin Dynasty soldiers and horses in Kaifeng.
He was alone outside, but he traveled to Xiangzhou, Dongping, Jeju and other places to establish his own power. In the end, because his father and brother were captured, he became the emperor of his own family.
Wanyan Xun gasped.
In the blink of an eye, he thought of many more examples. There was the story of Sima Rui during the Jin Dynasty who placed a small Jin in the middle of the Jin Dynasty;
Tokyo suddenly fell out of favor and stayed behind.
Start something new?
Who wants to start a new stove? Who is starting a new stove? Who is starting a new stove?
He suddenly broke out in a sweat, suddenly quickened his pace, and hurried back to Renzheng Hall. He raised his hand and called a servant: "The edicts and appointments I talked about with Prime Minister Tu Shan today..."
This servant's name was Qingshan Nu, and he was always very capable. He quickly came up and explained to the emperor that something had been written in a printed document; something had been sent to a certain official office; something had been handed over to someone, and the copies were
It has been returned to the Damu Palace or the Ministry of Civil Affairs to archive.
Okay, how many hours has it been? So many government offices have been completed? How come I didn’t know that the officials of the imperial court of the Kingdom of Jin worked hard to govern to this extent?
Wanyan Xun sneered repeatedly: "How can you do it so quickly? Don't you follow the rules?"
Qingshan Nu looked at the emperor's face and whispered: "Old Prime Minister Tu Shan personally came forward and watched the whole process. Who dares to delay? Everywhere he goes, the officials are all flattering and extremely anxious."
Wanyan Xun's face instantly turned livid, then returned to normal: "That's right."
Tu Danyi's behavior is very suspicious. There is something fishy about this matter.
Fortunately, no matter what Tu Danyi wants to do, he has to do it under the banner of King Sui. Shouxu has a dull personality, but he is not a bold and reckless person. There are some things that I will explain to Shouxu face to face.
, just to remind him not to be easily plotted by others.
"King Zhao Sui will come to see you immediately. Go now." He said solemnly.
Qingshannu ran out quickly.
Wanyan Xun had no intention of reading the documents anymore, so he stood up and walked back and forth in front of the desk with his hands behind his back.
After walking for a while, he felt so depressed that he felt like he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood, so he asked the palace ladies to open the palace door for ventilation.
About two moments later, Qingshan Nu came back. Wanyan Xun looked behind him, but there was no sign of King Sui.
"What? Where is King Sui?" Wanyan Xun asked sharply.
The Qingshan slave fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed vigorously.
While kowtowing, he was crying and talking incoherently.
Wanyan Xun didn't listen at all. Looking at Qingshan Nu's appearance, he could guess what was going on. He felt cold all over, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake, and even a little desperate. Such a big thing requires countless links.
, countless people worked together to promote it. And they just did it, before the emperor could think it through, it was done, and they did it so calmly!
This scoundrel! Idiot!
These traitors! Evil thieves!
This shitty world!
Suddenly a wind blew up outside the palace, howling through the spacious hall and blowing out many lamps. The maids wanted to come in and light the lamps, but they did not dare to come in when they saw the Qingshan slaves kowtowing and bleeding.
Wanyan Xun stood in the darkness shivering, but did not speak or move.
In March of the second year of Zhenyou, Sui Wang Wanyan Shouxu of the Kingdom of Jin entered Shandong from the sea and sneaked through the area controlled by Yang Aner's rebels. After going through hardships, he arrived at Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing.
Wanyan Shouxu immediately took up the post of Nanjing Regent, commanding the Henan Tongjun Department as a province, supervising the Inspectorate Envoy Department on Nanjing Road, transferring the Envoy Department, and concurrently running the Shaanxi Road and Shandong Road.
From this, everyone knows that the Kingdom of Jin took the initiative to divide its territory into two parts in order to deal with the threat of the Mongolian army. Emperor Wanyan Xun of Jin Dynasty guarded the country as the emperor, and did not hesitate to be a target. When the soldiers and civilians heard of this martial and heroic style, they Everyone was full of praise and enthusiasm.
