novelhk Chapter 246 The Shame of Jingkang
Chapter 246 The Shame of Jingkang
Li Chengqian quickly called away those who wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute, we can travel through time again!"
Everyone was shocked!
Li Shimin was excited again: "So soon, which time and space are we going to this time?"
"The end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jingkang Shame!"
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Everyone's heart sank!
They have all read history books and have a general understanding of this period of history.
In particular, the fate of the Northern Song Dynasty royal family can be said to be the most miserable among all the royal families in history.
This made Emperor Li Shimin very upset.
Everyone sat down again and looked at Li Chengqian.
"Do you want to know about this history?"
Zhang Sun Wuji bowed and said, "Your Highness, please give me a rough description so that we can be prepared when the time comes!"
Li Chengqian nodded: "Then let's talk while we eat. Come on, prepare the food and wine!"
As Li Chengqian drank a glass of wine, he began to tell the tragic history of the late Northern Song Dynasty...
In February of the second year of the Jing Kang period, the Jin army broke through the Northern Song Dynasty's Bianliang, captured Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, father and son, and looted a large amount of gold, silver and treasures. When the troops retreated in two groups, they set fire to a large number of houses in the suburbs.
Wanyan Zongmou escorted Emperor Huizong of Song, Empress Zheng, princesses, concubines and others northward along Huazhou.
Wanyan Zonghan escorted Emperor Qinzong of Song, Empress Zhu, Crown Prince Zhao Chen, Zhang Shuye and other royal family members and officials northward along Zhengzhou.
There are nearly 3 people in the two groups.
Before this, a large number of women from the Northern Song Dynasty had already fallen into the hands of the Jin people.
The twenty-second day of the first lunar month in the second year of the Jing Kang period.
The rulers of the Northern Song Dynasty reached an agreement with the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty. Song Qinzong exchanged a large number of treasures and beautiful women for the existing throne. If he had no money, he would use women as collateral.
According to the "Kaifeng Prefecture Statement", the number of women who were finally selected to be sent to the Jin army as a discount in exchange for money included 83 concubines, 24 princesses, 22 princesses, etc.
According to the Jin people's "Records of Song Prisoners", the total number of prisoners before departure was named and they were taken to the north in seven batches.
From the moment they left the land of the Northern Song Dynasty, women of the Song Dynasty began to live a nightmare life, a life worse than death.
What kind of situation did the Northern Song royal captives who arrived in the Jin Kingdom suffer?
Concubine Wei, the mother of Emperor Gaozong of Song, received 105 guests in a single day
Zhao Gou was the ninth son of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. He escaped the Jingkang Incident and was supported by the Song people to become the emperor of the Southern Song, Emperor Gaozong of Song, who opposed the Jin Kingdom.
Therefore, the Jin people hated him to the core, so they punished his immediate family members most severely.
Zhao Gou's mother, Concubine Wei, was 48 years old when she was captured by the Jin people. Some say she was 38 years old. She became the focus of the Jin people's "care".
In order to torture her severely, the Jin people sent her to the laundry department.
This laundry bureau was not a place to wash clothes for the Jin royal family, but a place for prostitution.
According to records, Concubine Wei once set a record of receiving 105 customers in one day at the laundry department.
The Jingkang Shame was undoubtedly a great catastrophe in the history of the Han nationality. It also brought severe disaster to the people at that time, and it was also a century-long national humiliation for the Song Dynasty!
The root cause of this catastrophe is a major lesson that future generations must deeply summarize. It took the Song Dynasty a hundred years to finally wash away this national humiliation.
During this period, the hundred-year war between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty spread over the Guanshan Loess, Qinling and Shu Mountains, Heluo Central Plains and the Yangtze and Huaihe River coasts, which was far more intense and shocking than the Song-Xia War that swirled in the desert!
Since the Northern Song Dynasty fell during the Jingkang period, it is known in history as the "Jingkang Shame."
Having said this, Li Chengqian stopped and looked at Emperor Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was slightly stunned. What could he say?
He probably has some knowledge of the subsequent history.
Those heavy historical events, those lessons of blood and fire, weighed on his heart like heavy rocks.
Some things did not just happen in the late Northern Song Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, the city of Chang'an was attacked several times. The tragedy that occurred at that time was not much better than the Jingkang Shame.
The former prosperity and glory are crumbling in the war, and the cries of the people seem to still echo in my ears.
But now that he knew what would happen in the future, he naturally had to take precautions.
Li Shimin's eyes became increasingly profound, as if they could penetrate the mist of time and see all the possibilities of the future.
"You don't have to be sarcastic here. Since I already know some things, I will naturally make some adjustments. Just keep talking."
His words revealed the majesty and decisiveness of an emperor, which could not be questioned.
Li Chengqian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile.
He knew that Li Shimin would definitely not make any more mistakes.
The Tang Dynasty, this great empire, will move towards a more glorious future under the leadership of these father and son.
All hidden dangers around the Tang Dynasty will be eliminated one by one.
For example, the ambitious Tubo, the Khitan, and the Jin and Mongols who are still savages today.
Although they have not risen yet at this time, who can guarantee that they will not become a threat to the Tang Dynasty in the future?
Even if Li Shimin couldn't handle these things in his lifetime, he still had him as the crown prince.
The lifelong belief of this father and son is to completely eradicate all national forces that threaten the Tang Dynasty, or threaten China!
Li Chengqian took a deep breath and continued his story.
Song Huizong Zhao Ji and Song Qinzong Zhao Huan were abducted by the Jin people and their dragon robes were forcibly taken off. The Jin ruler, Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng, abolished their thrones and named Song Huizong the Duke of Hun De and Song Qinzong the Marquis of Chong Hun.
This is not only a great insult to their identity, but also a heavy blow to them mentally.
Emperors Huizong and Qinzong were required to kneel down and pay homage to the capital of the Jin Dynasty. After arriving in Youzhou, they were ordered to wear mourning clothes and kneel down at the temple of Wanyan Aguda.
These actions seriously hurt the dignity of the Northern Song Dynasty royal family.
There was also the humiliation of the "Sheep-Leading Ceremony": concubines, princesses and other female members of the Northern Song royal family were also abducted to the Jin Kingdom.
In the Jin Dynasty, they were forced to perform the "Sheep Leading Ceremony", which meant taking off their tops and exposing their limbs. This ritual was a great humiliation for women.
Many women in the harem were made palace maids and arranged to work in the laundry house of the Jin Dynasty.
There were also a large number of women who were used by the Jin people as "tools for venting". Whether they were the emperor's concubines or royal princesses, they could not escape the fate of being humiliated.
It is said that Song Huizong's concubine Wei was also married to Wanyan Zongxian, the king of the Jin Dynasty, and had children with her.
The Jin army not only abducted members of the Northern Song royal family, but also took away a large number of maps, treasures, and magical objects. The public and private savings in the city of Tokyo were also looted. The wealth accumulated by several generations of the Northern Song Dynasty was plundered by the Jin people.
The Jingkang Incident was a huge disaster in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, which brought devastating disaster to the royal family of the Northern Song Dynasty.
It also became a painful lesson in Chinese history and had a profound impact on later generations.
Li Chengqian drank a glass of wine tactically, giving everyone present time to think.
That’s probably enough of what I’ve said. What I’m going to talk about next is how to change history…