釋氏稽古略 4.393

4.393

金國為大軍合圍汴京。金人百計守城。四月天向熱。大軍意將還師。又講和好。取太子金紫為質。所與金帛無數。城中雖暫退敵師。然兵疲力盡。河南蕩析。宋師瞰其南。洪寇擾其東矣。天使復至命。金主黜尊號拜詔稱臣。去冠冕髠剔。為西京留守交割京城。金主難之。親率護衛軍五千人突圍而出。與大軍戰獲勝。左丞相完顏白撒奏。請過河取衛州截其歸路北至衛州。大軍雲集。金主急回被其追及。元帥賀都喜死之。先是金主既出囑崔立以留守事。衛州既敗。諸軍從者止二千人。汴京聞之。崔立盡殺朝官之在京者。以太后皇后皇妃公主皇兄荊王降于大軍。悉取宮中金帛珠玉玩好之物以獻。自稱鄭王兼丞相。大軍因而授之加河南行省權皇帝。金主留歸德府（大金國志）。

The Great Army surrounded the Jin capital of Bianjing from all sides. The Jin people used a hundred stratagems to defend the city. In the fourth month, as the weather turned hot, the Great Army intended to withdraw its forces and again negotiated for peace, taking Crown Prince Jinzi as a hostage, along with countless gold and silk provided to them. Although the enemy army withdrew temporarily from the city, the soldiers were exhausted and their strength spent; Henan was dispersed and ruined, the Song army eyed it from the south, and Hong's bandits plagued it from the east. The celestial envoy arrived again with an imperial command: the Jin ruler was to renounce his imperial title, bow to the edict and declare himself a subject, shave his head and beard, remove his crown and cap, and hand over the capital city as the defender of the Western Capital. The Jin ruler found this unacceptable. Personally leading five thousand guardsmen, he broke through the siege and engaged the Great Army in battle, gaining victory. The Left Grand Councilor Wanyan Baisa memorialized, requesting that they cross the river to take Wei Prefecture and cut off their route of return. When they reached Wei Prefecture in the north, the Great Army had assembled like clouds. The Jin ruler hurriedly turned back, but was overtaken by them; Commander Heduxi died in the battle. Previously, after the Jin ruler had departed, he entrusted Cui Li with the affairs of the garrison defense. Once they were defeated at Wei Prefecture, only two thousand men among the armies followed him. When Bianjing heard of this, Cui Li slaughtered all the court officials who remained in the capital, and surrendered to the Great Army with the Empress Dowager, the Empress, the imperial consorts, the princesses, and the Emperor's elder brother, the Prince of Jing. He confiscated all the gold, silk, pearls, jade, and curiosities in the palace to present them, styling himself Prince of Zheng and Grand Councilor. The Great Army thereupon enfeoffed him and added the title of Acting Emperor of the Henan Branch Secretariat. The Jin ruler remained in Guide Superior Prefecture (Da Jin guozhi).