Then Zhang Bangchang became an insider and tricked the Northern Song Emperor into giving all his property to the Jin people as gifts. Zhao Gou, the King of Kang, was taken hostage in Jinying. Finally, Jin Huidi and Qin Shihuang were put into the Golden Camp, which accelerated the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. Because Yue Fei's story of serving the country is a household name among the people, Zhang Bangchang, who betrayed the motherland and pursued glory, became a notorious traitor. So that Zhang Bangchang's hometown, Dalongwan Township, Dongguang County, Hebei Province, refused to recognize Zhang Bangchang as a Dalongwan native. It can be seen that its notoriety makes hometown people lose face.
In fact, novels belong to novels and history belongs to history. Fiction can only represent the history in the author's mind, which is far from the real history. Zhang Bangchang, for example, is typically hacked by novels. So what was the real Zhang Bangchang like in history? Through some historical materials, we can see that Zhang Bangchang is actually a cautious man, and he has absolutely no courage to betray his country. He was inexplicably pushed to the ninth five-year plan position, which was reviled by thousands of people and eventually killed. It can be said that he was the worst and most unfair official at that time.
Zhang Bangchang was born a historian. He served as senior ministers such as You Cheng, Zuo Cheng and Zhongshu Assistant Minister in Hui Zong Dynasty. When Qin Zong succeeded to the throne, he was worshipped as a young butcher, and these positions belonged to the deputy prime minister. Thus, Zhang Bangchang entered the high-level political stage in the Northern Song Dynasty and participated in major decisions. Although Zhang Bangchang was a deputy prime minister, there were many deputy prime ministers at that time, and the "Six Thieves" headed by Cai Jing dominated Chaogang, so Zhang Bangchang didn't look very impressed. For the first time, he entered the field of vision of future generations and accompanied Zhao Gou, King of Kang, to the State of Jin as a pledge. At this time, it was the time when Xu Jinguo's army was besieged. When Xu Jinguo's army besieged Kaifengfu, it asked the Northern Song Dynasty to send a prince as a hostage, so Kang Wang Zhao Gou, the future Song Gaozong, volunteered to be the hostage of Xu Jinguo. At the same time, it brought a mission, led by Zhang Bangchang. Zhang Bangchang and Zhao Gou stayed in the Golden Camp for several months, which can be said to be a friend in need, but what Zhang Bangchang never expected was that he died at the hands of Kang Wang, who he is now protecting.
Later, Song and Jin made peace, and Zhao Gou, the king of Yue, was given as a pledge in the Northern Song Dynasty. Finally, after paying the price of 1000 million taels of silver and three northern towns, the Northern Song Dynasty finally let the state of Jin withdraw its troops and ushered in a brief peace. But it didn't last long. Only after half a year, 8 jin j made a comeback with stronger momentum. In the first year of Jingkang, that is,11August 26, the Jin army invaded the south for the second time and swept all the way. In November, the outer city of Kaifeng was broken, and Hui and Qin were also captured by 8 Jin Army. Of course, their arrest was not Zhang Bangchang's prank described in the novel. In fact, this has nothing to do with Zhang Bangchang. At that time, Jin Jun scraped the city of Kaifeng three feet, and almost all valuable things were looted. Qin nature was badly hurt by Huan. He listened to Minister Li Ruoshui's suggestion to negotiate with Jin Ying. As a result, Zhao Huan was detained by Jin Bing, and then his throne was abolished by Ren Jin. Then Jin Jun ordered Zhao Ji, Huizong, and all members of the royal family to leave the city, and they were all locked up. At this point, 160 years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty was completely over.
After Jin Jun captured the two emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty, he needed to establish a puppet regime and look for obedient puppets of the Song people to appease the situation and satisfy his own interests. This trick has been played by Japanese devils for more than 800 years. However, the number of Song people known by 8 Jin Jun is limited, so let the Song Dynasty choose one by itself. But on one condition, the puppet emperor can't be surnamed Zhao, but must be a different surname. The ministers who stayed in the inner city of Kaifeng were in trouble. Everyone knows what this position means. Who wants to bear the eternal stigma? So the candidate didn't come out. But Jin people are not so patient. Hong Yan Han Zong, commander-in-chief of the Jin army, the famous Grand Prince of the State of Jin, issued an ultimatum, either to choose a candidate quickly or to kill him in the city for slaughter.
His threat really worked. The candidate really came out. Song's foreign minister wrote three words on his palm for others to see. When he saw these three words, everyone got a treasure and agreed that it was "Zhang Bangchang". Song He had a personal grudge, so he kicked him at the crucial moment. When Zhang Bangchang saw that he was chosen as the target of attack, he was a timid person, and he had no disloyalty. How dare he go to this great position? His reaction was fierce. According to Ren Jin's records, Zhang Bangchang fell to the ground crying and tried to commit suicide by hitting his head against the post, but he was saved. But he also refused to agree. Jin people finally lost patience, aren't you unwilling? Then don't blame us for being rude. On the seventh day of March, kill the city if you don't promise us. When the ministers saw it, they all advised him that the lives of millions of ordinary people in Kaifeng were in your hands. If you don't promise to kill Ren Jin, I'm afraid there will be a river of blood. Zhang Bangchang also didn't want to see such a scene. He wanted millions of people to suffer for their own reasons, so he had no choice but to do so. So on the seventh day of March in A.D. 1 127, he became emperor with the title of "Da Chu".
Being emperor is the dream of many people, but it is a complete nightmare for Zhang Bangchang. On that day, he boarded Dabao with tears in his eyes. He seemed to foresee that his fate would be worse than that of Qin Hui. At this point, the nomads from wantonly search Kaifeng city for several months, still not satisfied. In a rage, Zhang Bangchang personally went to negotiate with Jin Ren, and the result was quite rewarding. The Jin people finally stopped searching Kaifeng City and did not destroy the Zhaojiazong Temple. Nomads from the army never slaughtered Kaifeng people, which is very rare for them who came from a wild land and were completely civilized. Among them, Zhang Bangchang's mediation also played a great role. On the other hand, Zhang Bangchang also presided over the reconstruction of Kaifeng City, so that the lives of ordinary people gradually returned to normal. So Song Jinbing left with two emperors and countless treasures. Zhang Bangchang also officially began his career as a puppet emperor.
The emperor is actually similar to the housekeeper who guards the hospital. Zhang Bangchang did not dare to enter the palace, but only wrote to the provincial capital. Dare not sit on the royal couch after boarding the temple. I only put a small stool on the west side of the imperial bed. Dare not use the emperor's special vocabulary, "I" is changed to "Yu" and "Shouyu" is changed to "calligraphy". I don't dare to wear dragon robes at ordinary times. Jin people wear them when they come, and take them off immediately when they leave. He doesn't work in the main hall, he doesn't have regular meetings, he doesn't meet ministers, and all the doors in ouchi are locked and sealed, and the seal says "Bangchang Chengfeng". However, even so, every day is spent in fear. It was not until the nomads from the Yellow River retreated and returned to Yanjing that they breathed a sigh of relief and announced their abdication. I found the Queen Mother Meng, who lives among the people, and asked her to come out and listen to politics. Then he sent someone to find Kang Wang Zhao Gou and asked him to come back and succeed him.
11May 27, Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in Shangqiu, Henan Province, and Zhang Bangchang went to Hajj and presented a decree. Zhao Gou reciprocated by exempting Zhang Bangchang from all charges, making him king of Tongan County and promoting him to be a teacher. However, it didn't take long for Zhang Bangchang to have a good life, and there was a great dispute about how to deal with his court. Li Gang, the prime minister, urged the killing of Zhang Bangchang. Li Gang is a loyal minister. He is selfless to Zhang Bangchang. He tried to kill Zhang Bangchang, but as an orthodox courtier, he couldn't stand Zhang Bangchang's trespass and thought that not killing such a man was a contempt for the authority of the emperor. There are many people who hold this view. But in the end, Zhao Gou was merciful and demoted Zhang Bangchang to Tanzhou, that is, Hunan. A few days after Zhang Bangchang arrived in Tanzhou, Zhao Gou suddenly ordered the execution of Zhang Bangchang. It turned out that Zhang Bangchang was impeached to spend the night in the palace with the maids. This crime is greater than his self-reliance as emperor, and it is impossible to live forever. Finally, Zhang Bangchang had to hang himself in Tianning Temple in Tanzhou.
As for whether Zhang Bangchang made such a mistake in his life style, I am afraid it is as "unwarranted" as Yue Fei's accusation. Imagine that in those days when Zhang Bangchang was emperor, he was afraid every day and was walking on thin ice. How dare he spend the night with the maid-in-waiting in the ouchi palace? But if you want to aggravate the crime, you can always find a solution. If you hate Zhang Bangchang, you can get rid of it quickly. It is not difficult for them to buy ladies-in-waiting books for the emperor. Moreover, this incident has not been investigated and collected. At least Yue Fei was tried decently for a few days and finally sentenced. And Zhang Bangchang died directly without checking, which is unfair than Yue Fei.
This shows the ruthlessness of political struggle. People who are too honest are really not suitable for being an official. Zhang Bangchang was built by others. In the end, he was useless and could only bully with his head. What is more tragic is that there is no peace after Zhang Bangchang's death. Yue Fei was killed unjustly but was soon killed by * * *, and Zhang Bangchang was sentenced to death, not * * *, which made matters worse. "History of Song Dynasty" wrote him into "Biography of Treacherous Courtiers". Zhang Bangchang is a heinous traitor in the novels and films about Yue Fei. How sad it is that a loyal minister who endured humiliation and sacrificed himself for others was so rashly judged by history!