On the sixth day of the twelfth month of the first year of Jingkang, ten days after Liu Yixuan figured out the authenticity and mystery of the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", two armies from the east and west of the Jin Dynasty surrounded Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Qinzong issued an order to grant Kang King Zhao Gou the Grand Marshal of the World, and asked him to command all the Song army and come quickly to rescue the emperor.

Since the fall of Jeju that day, King Kang took 30,000 troops from Ruzhou and fled everywhere. He encountered the Jin soldiers several times but failed to win. Not only did he lose most of his troops, he also threw the originally occupied Dongping, Yanzhou and other places to the Jin people. The governor of Xiangzhou Liu Hao and the governor of Runan Jiema Ma Menglong saw that Jeju was not saved and his troops failed one after another, so he brought his own troops back to Xiangzhou. Ruzhou. King Kang had no choice but to cross the Yellow River at night with him and fled to the Zongze army of Cizhou.

When Qinzong learned that King Kang was in Zongze's camp, he sent an envoy to send an order to King Kang, giving him the seal of the Grand Marshal of the Army, and asked him and Zongze to quickly lead troops to the capital to rescue the enemy. King Kang knew that there were not many soldiers and horses in his hands, so he was hesitant and refused to send troops to rescue him. Zongze repeatedly advised him, but King Kang was determined to save his father and brother, and he was unwilling to lead troops to the Central Plains for rescue.

Seeing that King Kang was afraid of fighting, Zongze volunteered to lead a military horse across the Yellow River to rescue the capital. King Kang knew that the troops in Hebei were managed by Zongze, and he had no choice but to fight with him 10,000 troops and let him fight with the Jin people. Zongze crossed the river from Puyang and rushed south to the capital. After more than 20 battles of all sizes, it took seven days to finally arrive at Chenqiao Post outside the city. The general of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Zongbi, learned that Zongze led his army to rescue, and personally picked up 30,000 troops to fight. Zongze and Wanyan Zongbi met a fight. The corpse killed only everywhere and blood stained the mountains and rivers. However, there were many Jin soldiers and horses. The Song army rushed to the long distance. Although they bravely responded to the battle, they suffered heavy casualties and were defeated.

After this battle, Zong Ze's men were left with only two thousand people, and the generals were killed and injured. Song Tixia, the Yongying camp, was unfortunately killed in battle. Coach Yuan was captured by Jin soldiers and Musuo and was later killed by Jin soldiers because he refused to surrender. Zong Ze was injured in his left arm and was escorted by Wang Zichun and a group of young generals, and fled to Liu Hao in Xiangzhou.

Liu Hao rescued Zong Ze to the city and ordered people to summon volunteers in Xiangzhou area, intending to defend the city and wait for an opportunity to fight with the Jin soldiers. Among the volunteers, there was a man named Yue Fei and his name was Pengju. He was powerful and brave by nature and was good at fighting. He was pricked on the four words "loyalty and protect the country". This led to the "Yue Family Army"'s passionate resistance against the Jin Dynasty, six counties returned to Song Dynasty, two northern expeditions, ten years of hard work, and the eternal injustice of Fengboting. It was precisely because of this humiliating history that the Song Dynasty, who was immersed in the great dream, was completely awake, and the Han people who had been in the Central Plains for a long time remembered this painful pain, and still felt a little painful when they remembered it.

This is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.

Speaking of which, the Jin soldiers surrounded Bianliang that day, and did not rush to attack the city, but used the same trick again. They first blocked the four gates of the capital to block the Qinzong's contact with the outside world, and then sent troops to patrol the land everywhere, conquered the large and small cities around the capital, defended various fortresses, and waited for the troops from all over the world to come to rescue.

Junzhou is closest to the capital. Xiang Zhonghui, the prince of Junzhou, was the first to learn that the capital was besieged, so he and his second son Xiang Jinkui brought the soldiers and horses from the city to rescue him. However, shortly after leaving the city gate, they met Wanyan You, the third prince of the Jin Kingdom, who brought 50,000 troops to attack Junzhou. Xiang Zhonghui only likes to write poetry and painting on weekdays, and was already unfamiliar with commanding wars. Seeing that the Jin soldiers were coming from the mountains and fields, he fled back to the city to defend the death.

The third prince Wanyan You knew that Xiang Zhonghui had always loved collecting, and that this princess was a wealthy place, and there must be countless treasures in the prince's mansion, so he ordered troops to surround the four gates and attack the city overnight, and promised the three armies that on the day the city was broken, the soldiers could rob the soldiers for three days and acted freely. The soldiers were motivated to work harder and fought harder, and only attacked for one day before they broke through the North Gate.

The Jin soldiers entered the city, and the guards of the city fled in a hurry with many people. Xiang Zhonghui saw that his lifelong collection would fall into the hands of the Jin robbers, so he asked his children and close disciples to secretly bury the precious treasures in his family in the city. Unfortunately, in the panic, time was urgent, and the treasures would inevitably fall into the hands of others. However, Xiang Zhonghui knew in his heart that he would rather have the treasures in his mansion be stolen by his subordinates than to leave them to the Jin people.

Xiang Zhonghui called his second son Xiang Jinkui and handed him a red sandalwood box. He said with tears in his tears: "Kuier, the hidden in this wooden box is the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that his father loves the most. The prosperous scenery of the capital in the picture will never exist again! Now that the city is about to be broken, this painting is probably difficult to preserve. It is not worth mercy for my father to die. You can carry this painting and your family to break through the siege. If you can save your life and leave incense for me, Xiang, I can also keep your eyes closed!" After that, he ordered Xiang Jinkui to break out.

Xiang Jinkui said with tears in his eyes: "This painting is my father's favorite in his life, so it's better to keep it treasured by his father. Don't worry, the child will take someone to cover his father out of the city!"

"No! As the lord of a county, I have already lost the city for death. I have decided to wait for the Jin soldiers to enter the city and die with them!" Someone instructed: "Kui'er, the son of Liu Anguo came to the mansion several times in the past to visit this painting. He did not take out the original painting. However, during several conversations, he knew that he was a person who cherished this painting and would be able to sacrifice his life to protect the painting. Besides, you have had a relationship with him, which is considered a friendship. As a general of the Song Dynasty, you should wait for the emperor to be dispatched by King Kang and be loyal to the country. If you are unable to protect this painting, you can put this painting in his hands first. If he can preserve this painting and pass it on to later generations, it is also a blessing for this painting, and a blessing for the Song Dynasty!"

When Xiang Jinkui heard this, she persuaded her with tears. Unfortunately, Xiang Zhonghui had already made up his mind and refused to leave the palace by life or death. Xiang Jinkui had to obey his father's order and take the old and young people out of the city to escape.

Xiang Jinkui fled from Junzhou and headed straight for Nanyang County. He arranged the old and young people to come to Xiangyang to visit Liu Yixuan. At this time, Liu Yixuan went to the garrison Li Jiao's mansion every day to investigate the war ahead. When he learned that the Jin people had broken Junzhou, he sighed repeatedly for Xiang Zhonghui. Suddenly, he heard the city guards' report that the second son of the prince of Junzhou came to Xiangyang. Li Jiao ordered people to invite him to the mansion and explain his purpose to Jinkui, saying that Xiangyang was coming to pay homage to the old prime minister who had retired and returned home. Xiang Jinkui called Liu Yixuan to meet him.

Liu Yixuan came to the hall and saw Xiang Jinkui wearing military uniforms, with only two soldiers following behind him, and asked, "Why did General Xiang come here? What's the war ahead?"

Xiang Jinkui said, "I have been separated from Mr. Liu Dongping for two months. Unexpectedly, Lord Lingzun retired and returned to his hometown. Xiang came here today, but he had something to entrust him to the prince."

"Oh? If you have any questions, please tell me!"

Xiang Jinkui turned around and took the sandalwood box from the soldiers, and said to Liu Yixuan: "Mr. Liu, the day before yesterday, the Jin soldiers captured Junzhou. My father would rather die than leave. Before leaving, he told me that there was a long scroll of landscapes in my palace that had not been visited many times. My father wanted to hide this painting in the palace and spread it to future generations. But the Jin people destroyed my home, so that this painting had to be found elsewhere. My father once told me that even if this painting fell into the hands of the people in the countryside, it would not fall into the hands of the Jin people. My father knew that the son loved this painting, so he asked me to send this painting to the son to keep it. If he could escape the war, it would be a blessing for this painting!" After that, he sent the wooden box to him.

After hearing Xiang Jinkui's words, Liu Yixuan knew that the original work of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" was hidden in the wooden box. However, how could Xiang Zhonghui cares about this painting easily be handed over to outsiders? He asked: "Since this painting is the property of an old county prince, the general should keep it for Lingzun, why should he hand it over to me, an outsider?"

He sighed to Jin Kui, "Mr. Liu doesn't know anything. As a general of the Song army, he has the responsibility of defending the territory and protecting the country. After the city of Junzhou was broken, I was taken as a general under the tent by the prefect of Nanyang. Before my father left, I asked me to be loyal to the country and not to live in vain. I went to the city every day and might be buried in the battlefield in the future. How could I have the intention to protect such a painting? My wife and children in my family are not good at collecting and are wandering around. I also asked my son to collect this painting. If I can see you again in the future, I will just send this painting back to me!"

Only then did Liu Yixuan understand what he meant. Although this painting was secretly given to Xiang Zhonghui by Huizong, the collectors of the world had already learned about these situations. Now he handed the painting over to himself, saying that it was to preserve the painting, but in fact it was also a risk. He is now living under someone's roof and has military affairs. If anyone knows that such a painting was hidden in his hand, it would inevitably bring risks to his wife and children. Now he handed over this painting in front of Li Jiao, the garrison in Xiangyang, although it was a forced one, it was reasonable. However, for Liu Yixuan, it is natural that he could protect this famous painting for all time in troubled times.

"Oh, that's it. Since that's the case, I'd better obey my destiny than respect! I just hope that the general can take care of me. If I take time out in the future, I can come to Xiangyang to find me again." After that, I took the painting.

Liu Yixuan asked again: "I wonder what the situation of the war in the Central Plains is? When did General Xiang leave King Kang's tent?"

Xiang Zhonghui sighed, "Oh! It's really hard to describe. After the fall of Jeju that day, His Highness Kang took us to attack left and right, intending to find the whereabouts of His Highness Ji. Unexpectedly, King Ji left Jeju and went straight to Jiaozhou, and went against us, and went further and further. Seeing that he was not seen, King Kang had to lead his troops back to Dongping. Unexpectedly, Wanyan Jilie, the king of Zhuozhou, took the opportunity to attack Dongping County. When we came back, Dongping had already fallen into the hands of the Jin soldiers. The Jin soldiers captured Ji.

After the state, he did not stay too much. Wanyan packed up his troops and headed straight for the capital. Liu Hao of Xiangzhou was worried that Xiangzhou would be in trouble, so he asked to lead his troops back to Xiangzhou. When the governor of Runan Jiema Ma Menglong saw Liu Hao back to the city, he also led his troops to retreat. At that time, the Jin soldiers were about to approach the capital from the western front. When my father saw that the capital was in danger, Junzhou was closest to the capital, so he wrote a letter asking me to go back to Junzhou to defend the city. After I left, King Kang took thousands of troops to Hebei to look for the veteran General Zongze…”

Xiang Jinkui talked about the experience of Liu Yixuan and Li Jiao and other Xiangyang garrison generals. After saying that, he encouraged and comforted each other and wanted to get up and return to Nanyang. Li Jiao prepared food to see him off. Unfortunately, Xiang Jinkui was worried about the whereabouts of his father who was staying in Junzhou. Although he sent someone to inquire, he had no news about his life and death. So he was unintentional to stay in Xiangyang for a long time and hurried back.
Chapter completed!