For friends who are familiar with the history of the two Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, did not ascend the throne with the help of the dramatic means of the yellow robe, and seized the throne of the Song Dynasty by virtue of his scheming against the orphans and widows of the Chai family.
As a result, the Song dynasty remained deeply wary of military generals from the beginning to the end, and they balanced the power of military generals by elevating their status, and carefully designed systems to subtly weaken their influence.
Yue Fei, a national hero who once took the protection of the country as his own responsibility, changed from a hero who saved the crisis to a feared threat due to the suspicion of the imperial court, and finally died unjustly in the power struggle.
His old enemy, Jin Wushu, although he planned a plan to frame Yue Fei, then moved behind the scenes and accepted the proposal for peace talks. However, the irony of history lies in the fact that the Southern Song Dynasty failed to regain the lost land, and the Jin State failed to conquer the Central Plains, but instead became the unified overlord by the Mongols, who were despised by both sides.
Two generations of rival families, gradually drifting away from the torrent of time, seem to be sealed in the depths of historical memory. Until 2007, a restaurant in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, witnessed a historic moment of reconciliation - Yue Fei's descendants and the people of the Golden Vulture raised their glasses and touched each other, and between a smile, grievances and hatreds seemed to dissolve with the wine.
After 800 years of ups and downs, why does the feud between the two families continue into the 21st century? When it comes to Yue Fei, people will naturally think of his old enemy, the Golden Vulture. In anecdotal tales, Jin Wushu is often portrayed as a defeated general of the Southern Song Dynasty, as if he could not match the Song people.
However, most of these stem from literary renderings that ignore the actual logic of war. If the generals have been defeated repeatedly, what is the value of aggression? The truth of history is that Jin Wushu did suffer setbacks in the contest with famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, but this does not mean that defeat is a shame.
He fought against the four generals of ZTE alone, and with one enemy and many enemies, the difficulties can be imagined. Although the Song Dynasty was worried about internal and external troubles on the surface, its record should not be underestimated, and the victory rate in foreign wars was as high as more than 70%.
So, why did they fail to regain the lost territory with their strong fighting power, but were eroded by the territory until the disgrace of Jingkang occurred? The complex reasons for this deserve to be further informed**.
In the face of severe historical issues, a low victory rate meant that the country was in danger, and in the predicament of the lack of horses in the Northern Song Dynasty, the heroic soldiers resisted the invasion of the nomads' iron cavalry with their flesh and blood, and tried their best to protect hundreds of millions of living beings.
Zhao Guangyi's defeat greatly damaged the vitality of the Northern Song Dynasty, and he was unable to regain the lost ground. Those who are familiar with geography understand that without the natural barrier of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun - the Great Wall and the steep mountain ranges, it is almost impossible to resist the mobile superiority of the cavalry.
As a result, the Song Dynasty's strategy shifted to a more secure corner, preferring to compromise on reparations rather than igniting war. In this situation, the Zhao and Song dynasties became weaker and weaker, while the nomadic regimes in the north became more and more arrogant.
Jin Wushu, the future star of the Jin Kingdom, aspires to propelle the Jurchen people to the status of the overlord of the world. According to the "History of Jin", the praise of the whole Jin country for him was overwhelming: "After Zong Han, there is only Zong Bi." ”
This is an affirmation of Wanyan Zonghan, the legendary general who created the "shame of Jingkang" and captured Song Huizong and Qinzong.
In this historical chapter, the protagonist is Jin Wushu, the sixth son of Wanyan Aguta, and his alias"Vultures"It symbolizes the supremacy of the leader of the Golden Country. Since childhood, he has shown outstanding military talent, deeply influenced by Confucian wisdom, and has both civil and military skills.
His debut was the ** battle of the Jin State against the Liao State, he was brave and fearless, made many military exploits, and became the key figure in the fall of the Liao State. Then, just two years later, the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty marked the Jin State's further control of the Central Plains.
As for the Western Xia in the west and Mongolia in the north, the Jin State was determined to win, and their goal was directly aimed at the remnants of the Northern Song Dynasty, eager to occupy the rich south of the Yangtze River and achieve full unification of the Central Plains.
When Zhao Gou was crowned the monarch of the Southern Song Dynasty in Jiankang, the Jin State quickly adjusted its strategy, and Jin Wushu was ordered to move south, leading 100,000 vanguards to press Zhao Gou, intending to destroy the Zhao Song Dynasty in one fell swoop.
In the face of the Jin people's pressing step by step, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou did not show any will to resist, and fled from Yangzhou to Zhenjiang, and then to Lin'an, lacking the due determination of a leader. At the same time, he sent envoys to sue for peace with the Jin state, imploring a halt to the southern invasion.
However, how could the Golden Vulture easily let go of the prey in its hands? Not only did he turn a deaf ear, but instead drove the army to speed up. In the overwhelming situation, Jin Wushu remained calm and thoughtfully assessed the remaining strength of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Despite Zhao Gou's panicked layout, he stationed heavy troops in Yangzhou and Jiankang, hoping to delay the offensive of the Golden Vultures. However, Jin Wushu was very witty, he bypassed the weak defense lines of Huangzhou and Hezhou, attacked the ineffective Song army, and took advantage of the situation to go down the river and take Jiankang directly, showing his military wisdom.
In the defense of Jiankang City, the Song ministers Chen Bangguang and Li Yan faced the strong Jin soldiers, they lacked the courage to fight a decisive battle, and even the emperor withdrew, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and they did not hesitate to surrender.
This reveals that the command failure caused by the transfer of military generals in the Zhao and Song dynasties and the uneven leadership of the generals directly gave rise to a situation of fear and response. Jin Wushu easily conquered Jiankang, and the whole army was ready to go, ready to continue the pursuit.
Zhao Gou saw that Jiankang was lost, and he was terrified in his heart, and the last barrier on the south bank of the Yangtze River collapsed, and there was no danger to defend. He was forced to flee from Yuezhou to Mingzhou, but the Jin Wushu pressed forward step by step, and wherever Zhao Gou fled, the Jin soldiers followed him.
Soon, the road to the south was blocked, as there was no land ahead to escape.
Faced with the predicament, Zhao Gou was forced to board the ship and set sail, gathering the scattered ** on the sea, witnessing the golden vulture and his iron horse unable to perform on the sea, and their horseback skills pale in front of the vast sea.
Penetrating deep into the hinterland of the Southern Song Dynasty but lacking support, even if the occupied land is unmanaged, it will be regretted. The golden vulture had no choice but to load the plundered treasure and lead the army back to his homeland, which was known in history"Search the mountains and inspect the sea"Although it was prominent for a while, it also frightened the people of the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, on the way back to the north, the tired Jin army was blocked by Han Shizhong, a famous general of Zhongxing. The light of the enemy and the unfamiliarity with water warfare caused the Golden Vulture to suffer successive defeats, and this journey left a profound lesson.
Although Jin Wushu had his unique leadership talent in the praise of the Jin people, he was still able to calmly break through the siege of the Song army and cross the river with great pride. In contrast, Yue Fei followed Zong Ze and Huang Qianshan in the early days, although his record was bleak, he could not compete with the Golden Vulture because of his humble position.
However, Yue Fei gradually attracted the attention of the Southern Song court by accumulating a reputation by following Han Shizhong's campaigns. However, under the superficial attention, Yue Fei did not receive substantial military power, and his active pursuit instead attracted the snub and ostracism of his colleagues.
In this case, although the imperial generals were ordered to go on the expedition, they were unwilling to follow the dispatch, and Yue Fei overstepped the command, which undoubtedly deepened the dissatisfaction of the generals.
Although Yue Fei's brilliant achievements were frequently reported, they failed due to the lack of support from his colleagues, and each victory was like a short spring flower, and was immediately covered by the winter snow of the golden soldiers. The court misunderstood this as his"In a hurry", gradually estranged, the situation is not in his favor.
At the same time, the Southern Song Dynasty was in a difficult situation at home and abroad, uprisings were raging, and the threat of the puppet Qi made the situation even worse. However, in the battle to quell the rebellion and fight against the puppet Qi, Yue Fei won the hearts of the people and was praised"Generalissimo of Loyalty", the support of the people made his army grow stronger and stronger.
The imperial court was forced to give him greater authority, and at this point, Yue Fei and Jin Wushu stood on the stage of a duel of equal strength. The pride in "Man Jianghong" seems to indicate that the reconquest is no longer an unattainable dream.
However, Jin Wushu's political skills are high, and although the battlefield is slightly inferior, Yue Fei is difficult to match his cunning in the game of power schemes.
Jin Wushu played a strategy and released a bait to exchange the prince Zhao Chen, and it was difficult to distinguish between the true and the false, the Southern Song Dynasty was ecstatic, and the Jin State was secretly proud of the success of the scheme. Yue Fei's frank personality fell into a trap, and he boldly suggested replacing the crown prince, a move that may have buried hidden worries about Yue Fei in Zhao Gou's heart.
As the situation evolved, Jin Wushu needed to take care of internal and external affairs due to the domestic coup, and the confrontation with Yue Fei gradually became disadvantaged. Although the Yue Jiajun was optimistic about recovering the lost territory, they ignored the political skills of the Golden Vultures.
Jin Wushu used his skills to bribe the Southern Song Dynasty ** and return the bones of Zhao Gou's biological mother and Huizong, which shook the fighting spirit of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to Yue Fei.
In the historical chapter of 1138, peace talks between Song and Jin began, but Yue Fei's fate was interrupted by twelve gold medals. Disappointed, he was eager to withdraw from the political scene, but Song Gaozong was wary of him and resolutely kept him at the court.
In 1141, the Golden Vulture invaded the south again, and the threat behind it was directed at Yue Fei, and the secret collusion between Qin Hui and the Golden Vulture was brewing a crown"Unwarranted"of the conspiracy.
Surprisingly, Yue Fei's sacrifice did not immediately lead to the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, but rather hastened the fate of the Jin state to be replaced by the Mongols. After the decline of the Jin State, the descendants of the Jin Wushu were scattered all over the country, they changed their surnames to Han names, integrated into the people, some returned to their hometowns in the Northeast, some went to the fiefdoms of Gansu, and some continued to live in the Central Plains, and the traces of history quietly dissolved in the long river of time.
In Wanzhuang Village, Zhifang Township, Ruzhou City, Henan Province, there is a unique community of descendants of the Golden Vulture Society, which follows a tacit agreement inherited from two generations: it is forbidden to talk about Yue Fei and refuse to marry Yue.
Such a stipulation stems from a deep family grudge, and in the conflict between the Yue family army and the Wanyan clan back then, the hatred was like a monstrous wave. However, as the years passed, the descendants of the Golden Vulture have become deeply embedded in the Chinese bloodline, and they are torn between revering national heroes and remembering history.
Emotionally unable to choose, intellectually acknowledging the history of aggression, it became their silent agreement to mention the past. Similarly, after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the descendants of Yue Fei lived in turmoil, some returned to Tangyin, Henan, and some followed the imperial court to Chongqing, living separately.
The traces of history have become the most important ties and taboos in their lives.
As fate would have it, Yue Fei's descendants continued the fireworks in Beidu Town, Zhanhe District, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, while the Wanyan clan, a descendant of the Golden Vulture Sect, was also in a nearby village, although they were only a few dozen kilometers apart, they did not know each other because of the family motto that had been followed for generations.
Until 2007, Wanyan Benyu and other members of the Ruzhou Wanyan Research Association met Yue Fei's descendants such as Yue Yuding, vice president of the National Yue Fei Thought Research Association.
They toasted at the Pingdingshan Hotel, relieving the entanglement of their ancestors, and this historic meeting instantly detonated the first attention. Yue Yuding sighed: "The past has become the past, and the gathering of our family has far-reaching historical value for future generations. ”
Wan Yan Benyu said: "The grievances of the past are the product of history, and now we should let go and believe that we can become sincere friends in the future." ”
Since ancient times, China has been known for its incomparable inclusiveness, whether it is the ancient Dongyi and Jiuli, or the nomadic peoples such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and even the Mongols and Manchuria, our identity is not limited to blood ties, but deeply rooted in the shared cultural heritage.
We do not judge the merits by the color of the skin, do not judge the intimacy by national boundaries, we cherish the selfless dedication of Confucianism, the unity of heaven and man in Taoism, the fraternity and peace of Moism, and the strict rule of law in Legalism.
All these together constitute the spiritual cornerstone of the Chinese nation and are also the fruitful fruits of the prosperity of Chinese civilization.