The Liao and Jin Dynasties
At this time, Liang Shicheng's status as a "hidden image" has become, but he knows the truth that starting a business is difficult and keeping a business is even more difficult, so he does not rely on his old capital on his contributions. He must keep pace with the times and continuously improve his reputation and status! So he joined the construction work of Genyue...
Gen Yue, this is not just a garden for the emperor. At that time, it was the biggest government project! Participation in it was a symbol of status, controlling it was a manifestation of the emperor's favor, and a good thing that every big boss in the court had to fight for once. Liang Shicheng keenly realized this, reached out and grabbed it, adding new weights to himself in Zhao Ji and the hearts of all officials!
From then on, he worked hard for Gen Yue and tried his best to build a dream fairyland that was not even comparable to the Babylonian sky garden, which is recognized by the world as the seven ancient miracles!
He succeeded, and Gen Yue was really built... But what he didn't know was that Gen Yue was the mountain of fate of the Northern Song Dynasty. The process of its establishment was the process of the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty. The day it was completed was the time when the Northern Song Dynasty fell!
But now it is only the end of 1117, and no one can think of this. Liang Shicheng is fully committed to the construction site. By the end of 11, he will complete the second step of Gen Yue: to build various landscapes in the original mountain direction!
Check the original information, the title is as follows: Gen Yue is more than 10 miles wide, with a peak of 90 steps high. The highest point is built on Jieting. This is divided into two mountains and is the east and west ridges.
There are Eluhua Hall, Library, Eight Immortals Hall, Zishi Rock, Qizhen Tang, Lanxiuxuan, Longyin Hall. The south of the mountain is sweeping, the two peaks stand side by side, and there are Yanchi and Niiguan Pavilion. There are Yaoxuan, Xizhuang, Chaoyun Pavilion, Bailongxiu, Zhuolong Gorge, Panxiu, Lianguang, Kuanyun Pavilion, Luohan Rock. Then to the west, there are Wansong Ridge, and Yicui Tower by the ridge. There are connections at the ridge above the ridge, and there are flat land at the ridge. There are two pieces of land in the marsh, Luzhu and Fuyang Pavilion to the east. Meizhu and Xuelang Pavilion are built on the west. From this, we will go up the highest peak along the ridge along the pavilion. There are Jimu Pavilion on the left, Xiaosen Pavilion, Luyun Clouds on the right, and Banshan Pavilion. The north of Jieting is facing Jinglongjiang, which leads to the river flow.
In the mountains, pearls splash jade, winding jade belts. Not far from Jieting west, there is a small pavilion called Shuyu. When Shuyuxuan goes west, the roads are paved with gravel, and there are alchemy pavilions, Ningzhen Temple, and Wushan Pavilion. Looking down at the river, you can see Gaoyang wine shops, Qingxu Pavilion carvings, and Wushan Pavilion. On the north bank of Jinglong River, Shengyun Temple, Xiaoxian Pavilion and Feice Pavilion are lined up in one line, and its tributaries wind southward, forming a villa with a unique cave. Outside the Nanshan Mountain, there are small hills, which stretch across the li, and are called Furong City. Another house is built outside Jinglong River, and the layout is more exquisite than Furong City... The above is the second step of Genyue project, the original state of the scenic spots in various places.
It is said that it is in its original state because there is a third step. This last level is the essence of Gen Yue. The third step is decoration! Decoration is endless. The house is priced, but decoration is unpredictable. As long as you have money, what if you really make a white jade for the hall and gold?
With Zhao Ji's artistic taste, the humanistic essence of the Song Dynasty, and the rich production of the land of China, can it be imagined how far the decoration of Gen Yue can reach?
At least Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and others could not have imagined that they were in a harem and had little vision. Even Tong Guan, who has been in the bitter and cold land of the northwest for many years, could not imagine the prosperity of Jiangnan! Zhao Ji was not good either. He had taste and appreciation, but now he has not traveled thousands of miles or seen thousands of things. He could only sit at the dining table like a diner, and wait for the chefs to prepare the dishes and serve them up before they could taste good or bad...
In the end, Cai Jing came up with an idea. The reason was that it was determined by the tone of the decoration style this time! Zhao Ji, as a northerner, always yearned for the beautiful and enchanting south and respected his ancestral teachings. He could not travel to the south like the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, so he wanted to decorate Gen Yue as his dream water town... Among the giants in Cai, Tong, and Liangjing, only Cai Jing was demoted across the Yangtze River and lived on the banks of West Lake in Hangzhou. How difficult this period of exile was at that time, but at this time it had been transformed into the most precious wealth! They all became Cai Jing's capital!
Genyue is gradually renovating and improving, such as the stones transported from Taihu Lake and Lingbi are placed around Genyue. Beside the stones, there are old trees and flowers, winding with the mountain, and they are swaying and carved into a road, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the peak, called Chaotianzhu. The hills outside the main peak are made of piles of soil and stones, and the peaks are as sharp as shaved, floating like clouds and cranes, and are called Feilai Peak. The place where plums are planted the most are called Meiling; the place where the most apricots are planted is called Xingxiu; the hillside where soil is added and stones is piled up, and the hillside where boxwood is carried is called Huangyangling;
Plant lilacs in the dangerous places of the cliff, called Dingliuzhang; plant pepper orchids under the mountain with red stone, called pepper cliff. At the end of the mountain, soil is added to form a slope, planting thousands of cypress trees, the branches are soft and rubbed continuously, and the leaves are formed into a banner, the shape of a phoenix crane, and the dragon is named Longbai Slope. Walking west along Gen Yue, carrying bamboo into a forest, outside the forest is piled up into a mountain with purple stones, a water storage cabinet is placed in the north of the mountain, and the deep pond is dug on the top of the mountain. Whenever Zhao Ji visits, he will send watercraft water on the top of the mountain to form a waterfall, named purple stone wall, also known as waterfall screen...
All these are just a small part of them, and it is not enough to have them. Although the scenery is beautiful, they are all dead objects. They must be embellished with spiritual birds and auspicious beasts to become a fairyland on earth...
So he found a famous animal-taught man named Xue Weng. This old man used a large amount of precious feed every day to get close to the birds and animals in Gen Yue. After more than a month, the birds became familiar with each other, and he came and rushed to drive them away. At this time, the emperor could be invited to watch...
When Zhao Ji came, a clear roar of thousands of feathers soared into the sky, surrounding the emperor's carriage, as if thousands of birds were watching the phoenix. From then on, this place was called Laiyisou. At this time, a skilled craftsman made many oil silk bags into silk bags, moistened with water, and hung them between the cliffs. In this way, the dark clouds of morning dew and dark clouds were immersed in it every morning and stuck to the silk bags. When Zhao Ji came again, he opened the silk bags together, and immediately the mist was hazy and flowers were blooming. Ten steps away from the cliffs, and there was no way to distinguish the person within a hundred steps. He climbed Gen Yue in a faint appearance, as if he had entered the fairy world, not the realm of the human world...
Is it still regretful to enjoy the world? But I have to point out solemnly: Decoration of Gen Yue is the most glorious glory of the Song Dynasty, and it is also the last step towards its abyss!
Let’s talk about the ending of the immortal Wang Zaixi: Other immortals are half-hidden when they pursue wealth in the mortal world, but Wang Zaixi doesn’t! He rushed over naked and rushed over, trying his best to seize money and power without letting go!
After he cured Zhao Ji's beloved concubine's eyes, he became a friend of women in the entire harem. The emperor's ears always echoed the words of Wang Zaixi as the most lovely, considerate and softest warm Taoist priest. After a long time, Zhao Ji became respected by love, and became confused, treating him with the courtesy of a guest official!
"Guest House" is a dignified word. It is different from ministers. Ministers must kneel three times and kowtow nine times to the emperor. It is also different from retainers. Residents are slaves, and life and death are only within the thoughts of the head of the family. Guest House is a kind of employment relationship that is close to equality. If you are rich, I have strength, trust each other, and treat them with benevolence, righteousness and etiquette... Guest House is a "scholar" who has dignity, high treatment, and regards honor as life.
Since Wang Zaixi had this identity, he has become transcendent. He has not taken national laws and hierarchy into his eyes. He wandered around the palace, went in and out of the ministers' houses, cleared up relations with power and money transactions, participated in various political gatherings, and became a member of the country, and was no longer the celebrity behind the scenes in the world of gods...
What are the consequences if this happens? Please refer to the experience of another god, Wang Laozhi. Will Master Cai, who can't even stand Wang Laozhi's fortune-telling and fortune-telling, tolerate this phenomenon?
Cai Jing wrote the seal memorial again. After writing it, he thought that Wang Zaixie was an authentic nerd boy, not as easy as Wang Laozhi to deal with. He had to work together in two ways. At this time, news came in - Wang Zaixie was ambitious and wanted to unify the Taoist world in the capital. He was like a sect leader in Baolu Palace, domineering to other Taoists and treating fellow Taoists as slaves...
This is great. God wants to destroy someone, so he will be crazy first. Cai Jing then conspired with Lin Lingsu, and after Wang Zaixi was reported by the Taoist group and caught fire in the backyard, he handed over his memorial...
Wang Zaixi went to the backyard prison of Kaifeng Prefecture that night, and almost encountered prison storms that night and died in a small dark room. The reason for the outside world was: he was depressed, physically tired, suffered from a little cold, and ate a few less meals...
In January of the 8th year of Zhenghe (1118), despair enveloped the people of Liao. At this moment, a confusing news came from the Jin Kingdom - Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda sent someone to send a letter saying that after thinking about it, he still had a special relationship with the Great Liao Kingdom, and even if he was beaten to death, he could not be erased. So please give me an official position in Liao Kingdom...
Faint! All the people in Liao Kingdom are in a complicated mood. What does this mean? Aguda is a good comrade. He changed his mind and finally decided not to rebel. So, will he not have to go to the battlefield in the future and will everyone live a good life again?
On the 4th, in the wonderful fantasy, Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi sent an envoy Yelu Nuge to talk to the Jin people about the issue of official titles, and also talked about the issue of peace talks between Liao and Jin people. Other Liao soldiers and civilians gradually recovered their mental health and no longer thought about fighting all day long. A fighting spirit that had just been expected to gather was weakened and disappeared. In this illusory illusion of peace, Yelu Yanxi went to the forest to hunt again. Other Liao people also thought this situation was good, because it was a rare opportunity to breathe, and the Liao Kingdom could be used to restore vitality...
But unfortunately, this year, the entire Liao Kingdom experienced a ******, reaching the point where people cannibalize themselves. What vitality will be restored? The gap with the Jin Kingdom is getting bigger and bigger... And they don't know that a bigger crisis happened this year, and this crisis far exceeds the ***...
On the 18th of the month, the Song Dynasty officially dispatched Wuyi doctor Ma Zheng as an envoy for the first time, and followed Gao Yaoshi to cross the sea to envoy Jin, in the name of buying horses. The real purpose was to unite with the Jin Kingdom, plot against the Liao Kingdom, and insert a knife behind the Khitans! To ensure the smooth operation, Zhao Ji sent many more people, one of whom was proficient in Jurchen language.
This person's name is very legendary, his name is Hu Yanqing. In the legendary legend, Hu Yanqing, who is on par with the Yang family, has the same status as Bao Zheng, and has achieved the title of two kings and double salary, and has led this group to the road.
This month, Yelu Nuge returned to the Great Liao Dynasty and brought several prerequisites for the Liao and Jin peace agreement proposed by the Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda: 1 The Liao Kingdom served the Jin Dynasty with his brother and paid tribute every year; I went to Jing Road, Zhongjing Road, and Xingzhongfu Road all prefectures and counties; I took princes, princesses, son-in-laws, and ministers as hostages; 4 returned A Shu to me; 5 gave me Xinfu; 6 transferred the relationship between Song, Xia, and Goryeo to the Jin Dynasty... Only after meeting the above 6 items, could peace agreement be made between Liao and Jin Dynasty!
To negotiate peace and establish alliances is the process of bargaining between the two sides. So on the 1st of the month, Yelu Nuge went to the Jin Kingdom for the first time to bargain...
On the 18th, Wanyan Agu asked about the suggestions of Wanyan Loushi, and sealed Loushi as ten thousand households and guarded Huanglong Mansion.
On May 1, Yelu Nuge returned to the Great Liao Dynasty, and the second time he sent Jin Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, no progress was made. On the 17th, Yelu Nuge sent Jin Dynasty for the first time, and this time there was a little progress. The other party also sent a formal envoy Hu Tuguen to meet with him to meet the Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty, but the conditions still did not change...
On June 16, Yelu Nuge went to the Jin Kingdom for the fourth time. This time, Yelu Yanxi showed great sincerity. He asked Nuge to bring along the books, edicts, letters, and certificates from Song, Xia, Goryeo and the Great Liao Kingdom over the years and went to see Wanyan Aguda, and finally made the other party make great concessions. In July, Hu Tugugu and Yelu Nuge returned to the Great Liao Kingdom, bringing new conditions. Compared with the original conditions: the annual tribute in Article 1 can be reduced; the first item can be put on the Jing Road, Xingzhong Prefecture, just give me Zhongjing Road. The first item is exempted, and the hostages can be taken; the fourth item has no discussion, and A Shu must give me; the second item has been done, so there is no need to say anything else. In addition, another one: Use the Han rituals to formally enthrone me as the emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom!
On August 0, Yelu Nuge, he wanted to go to the Jin Kingdom for the fifth time to discuss the etiquette of enthronement. In September, Wanyan Aguda detained his desire and asked Yelu Nuge to return again, and asked him to send a message, "If the conditions for enthronement cannot be handled, Yelu Yanxi, you should stop asking your Nuge to run around like this." Poor Yelu Nuge! In these 8 months, he has traveled five times between Liao and Jin...
On September 6, the envoys of the Song Dynasty, Ma Zheng, Hu Yanqing, Jin Dynasty merchant Gao Yaoshi, etc., after 7 and a half months of preparation, officially went into the sea in Dengzhou, crossed the Bohai Bay, and set sail to the Jin Dynasty... and arrived at the Jin Dynasty on the 0th.
Treatment was a rope. The Jin Dynasty patrol team was really everywhere. After they found the stranger, they tied them up without saying a word. After Hu Yanqing repeatedly stated his identity, they sent someone to meet Wanyan Aguda. Aguda was far away on the banks of the Lailiu River and walked for more than half a month before they saw it. The first contact between Song and Jin finally arrived.
The first sentence of the Song Dynasty envoy Ma Zheng was, "Please don't get me wrong. I'm not an envoy of the Song Dynasty..." Jin Taizu's face was instantly covered with black lines, and I was playing with me. But seeing that Ma Zheng's expression was very sincere, he said the second sentence, "This is for friendship and respect." Ma Zheng reviewed history, reviewed the friendship between the Jurchen ancestors of the Jurchens for Song Taizu more than 100 years ago, and denounced the Liao Kingdom's bad behavior towards their neighbors. Finally, he proposed that the two sides cooperate and attack the Liao Kingdom from north to south. If the Jin Kingdom agreed, the Song Dynasty would send a formal envoy to negotiate.
Wanyan Aguda agreed, and he sent Li Shanqing, Xiao Sanduo, Boda and others to bring letters of the country and gifts to Ma Zheng cross the sea to Kaifeng, the Song Dynasty to meet Zhao Ji, the Song Dynasty...
On September 17, a few days before Ma Zheng arrived in the Jin Kingdom, Yelu Nuge went to the Jin Kingdom for the 6th time. In October, he returned to Liao Kingdom with Tuyou and brought the letter of the Jin Kingdom.
On January of the first year of Chonghe (1118), Ma Zheng and his party landed in Dengzhou, Song Dynasty. On the 7th, the Great Liao unilaterally agreed on the etiquette of enthronement, and Yelu Nuge went to the Jin Kingdom for the seventh time this year.
On January 10, the Chonghe year (1119), Li Shanqing and other Jin envoys entered Kaifeng City. It can be said that the sincerity of the Jin Kingdom was far greater than that of the Song Dynasty. Wanyan Aguda was extremely hungry for his allies, and Zhao Ji suddenly fell from the sky, which made him ecstatic... So the two sides had a happy talk. Zhao Ji was very satisfied and sent Zhao Youkai as the official envoy, Ma Zheng and Wang Huairen as the deputy envoys, and brought edicts and gifts to cross the sea to the Jin Kingdom to sign a contract. When the envoys arrived at Dengzhou and were about to board the ship to go to sea, an accident happened. Zhao Youkai suddenly became ill, and was extremely ill and died directly. Then Kaifeng City received an inside report from the Liao Kingdom, saying that the Liao Kingdom conferred Wanyan Aguda as the emperor of Donghuai Kingdom, and the two countries had become friendly countries...
Chapter completed!