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In the fifth year, spring, first month, the court issued an edict ordering a personal campaign and sent the monk Jianianu with a letter to sue for peace, naming Aguda by name in reproach. Aguda sent Saisi with a reply: [1] if the rebel Ashu is returned and Huanglong Prefecture is moved to another site, then matters may be discussed. Commander-in-chief Yelü Woliduo and others fought Jurchen troops at Daru Ancient City and were defeated.
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In the third month Xiao Xiefoliu and others were sent to attack them. Yelü Zhangjianu and six others were dispatched bearing letters as envoys to the Jurchen, naming their lord in reproach in hope of a quick surrender.
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On guichou day of the fourth summer month Xiao Xiefoliu and others were defeated by Bohai Goyu; Southern Court associate deployment director Xiao Tao Suwo was made commander-in-chief and sent against them.
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On the jihai new moon of the sixth month the court took summer retreat at Teli Ridge. On renzi day Zhangnu and others returned; Aguda replied again, also naming him in reproach and urging surrender. On guichou day the personal campaign was announced to all circuits. On bingchen day Tao Suwo induced Goyu and others to submit. On guihai day tiyin Yelü Moli was made Northern Court great king. That month Xiao Cici was sent as envoy to the Jurchen; because his letter was not submissive he was detained.
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On xinwei day of the seventh autumn month Song dispatched envoys presenting silver and silk to assist the army. On bingzi day the court hunted east of the ridge. That month commander-in-chief Woliduo and others fought the Jurchen at White Horse Marsh and were defeated.
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On jiazi day of the eighth month the court ended the hunt and hastened to the army. Because Woliduo and others' army was defeated, they were dismissed from office. On bingyin day park commissioner A Bu was made central army commander-in-chief and Yelü Zhangjianu inspector; they led a hundred thousand Fan and Han troops; Xiao Fengxian served as imperial camp commander-in-chief; all mobile camp deployment director Yelü Zhangnu was deputy; [2] twenty thousand elite troops formed the vanguard. The remainder were divided into five divisions as the main army; a thousand noble sons formed the hard army; the hundred offices of the entourage formed the guard army; they marched north out of Camel Pass; Chief inspector Xiao Hudu Gu was made commander-in-chief with privy council academician Chai Yi as deputy; they led thirty thousand Han infantry and cavalry south out of Ningjiang Prefecture. From Changchun Prefecture they advanced by separate routes, issuing several months' grain, with a fixed date to destroy the Jurchen.
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九月丁卯朔，女直軍陷黃龍府。 己巳，知北院樞密使蕭得里底出為西南面招討使。 辭剌還，女直復遣賽剌以書來報：若歸我叛人阿疏等，即當班師。 上親征。 粘罕、兀术等以書來上，陽為卑哀之辭，實欲求戰。 書上，上怒，下詔有「女直作過，大軍翦除」之語。 女直主聚眾，面仰天慟哭曰：「始與汝等起兵，蓋苦契丹殘忍，欲自立國。 今主上親征，奈何？ 非人死戰，莫能當也。 不若殺我一族，汝等迎降，轉禍為福。」 諸軍皆曰：「事已至此，惟命是從。」 乙巳，耶律章奴反，奔上京，謀迎立魏國王淳。 上遣駙馬蕭昱領兵詣廣平澱護后妃，行宮小底乙信持書馳報魏國王。 時章奴先遣王妃親弟蕭諦里以所謀說魏國王。 王曰：「此非細事，主上自有諸王當立，北、南面大臣不來，而汝言及此，何也？」 密令左右拘之。 有頃，乙信等寃御劄至，備言章奴等欲廢立事。 魏國王立斬蕭諦里等首以獻，單騎間道詣廣平澱待罪。 上遇之如初。 章奴知魏國王不聽，率麾下掠慶、饒、懷、祖等州，結渤海群盜，眾至數萬，趨廣平澱犯行宮。 順國女直阿鶻產以三百騎一戰而勝，擒其貴族二百餘人，並斬首以徇。 其妻子配役繡院，或散諸近侍為婢，餘得脫者皆奔女直。 章奴詐為使者，欲奔女直，為邏者所獲，縛送行在，腰斬於市，剖其心以獻祖廟，支解以徇五路。
On the dingmao new moon of the ninth month Jurchen troops captured Huanglong Prefecture. On jisi day Northern Court privy commissioner Xiao Delidi went out as Southwest Route pacification commissioner. Cici returned; the Jurchen again sent Saisi with a letter reporting that if our rebels Ashu and others were returned they would withdraw the army. The emperor personally campaigned. Nianhan, Wushu, and others sent a letter up; outwardly humble and mournful words, in truth seeking battle. When the letter arrived the emperor was angry and issued an edict with the words "The Jurchen have committed offenses; the great army shall cut them down." The Jurchen lord gathered the masses, faced heaven, and wept aloud, saying, "When I first raised troops with you it was because we suffered under Khitan cruelty and wished to establish our own state. Now the sovereign personally campaigns — what is to be done? Unless men fight to the death none can withstand him. Better to kill my whole clan; you welcome surrender and turn misfortune into fortune." All the armies said, "Things have come to this; we obey your command." On yisi day Yelü Zhangnu rebelled, fled to the Supreme Capital, and plotted to welcome Prince of Wei Chun to the throne. The emperor sent imperial son-in-law Xiao Yu leading troops to Guangping Marsh to guard the empress and consorts; mobile palace attendant Yixin bore a letter at full gallop to report to Prince of Wei. At that time Zhangnu had first sent the consort's younger brother Xiao Dili to explain the plot to Prince of Wei. The prince said, "This is no small matter; the sovereign has his own princes who should be enthroned; Northern and Southern Court great ministers have not come — yet you speak of this — how so?" He secretly ordered attendants to seize him. Shortly after, Yixin and others' imperial missive arrived, fully stating Zhangnu and others' plot to depose and enthrone. Prince of Wei at once beheaded Xiao Dili and others' heads to present; alone on horseback by a hidden path he went to Guangping Marsh to await punishment. The emperor received him as at first. Zhangnu, learning Prince of Wei would not listen, led his followers to plunder Qing, Rao, Huai, Zu, and other prefectures, joined Bohai bandits, and when his force reached tens of thousands hastened to Guangping Marsh to attack the mobile palace. Shunguo Jurchen Ahechan with three hundred horsemen won in a single battle, captured more than two hundred of their nobles, and beheaded them all to display. Their wives and children were assigned to the embroidery office or dispersed among close attendants as maidservants; the rest who escaped all fled to the Jurchen. Zhangnu pretended to be an envoy and wished to flee to the Jurchen; border guards seized him, bound him, and sent him to the imperial camp; he was cut at the waist in the market, his heart cut out and offered at the ancestral temple, and his limbs displayed on the Five Routes.
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In the eleventh winter month imperial son-in-law Xiao Temu, linya Xiao Chala, and others led fifty thousand cavalry, four hundred thousand infantry, and seven hundred thousand imperial guards to Tuomen.
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On yisi day of the twelfth month Yelü Zhangjianu rebelled. [3] On wushen day the emperor fought in person at Hubudada and was defeated; all baggage was lost. On jiwei day Jin Prefecture prefect Yelü Shuze rebelled and joined Zhangnu. [4] On gengshen day Northern Court linya Yelü Mage attacked Zhangnu. On guihai day Northern Court Palace Commissioner Xiao Hanjianu was put in charge of Northern Court Privy Council affairs, and Southern Court Palace Commissioner Xiao Temu was made deployment director for the Han people at the imperial encampment.
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In the sixth year, on the bingyin new moon of the first spring month, at the Eastern Capital more than ten evil youths at night, drunk, took blades, scaled the wall into the regent's residence, and asked where regent Xiao Baoxian was: "There is a military mutiny; please prepare." Xiao Baoxian came out; they stabbed and killed him. Household Ministry commissioner Da Gongding heard of the disorder, immediately assumed regent affairs, and with associate regent Gao Qingming gathered a thousand Xi and Han troops; [5] they captured the whole band, beheaded them, and pacified the people. The Eastern Capital was formerly Bohai territory; the Founder fought more than twenty years before obtaining it. Xiao Baoxian was harsh; the Bohai suffered under him, hence this mutiny. His lieutenant Bohai Gao Yongchang usurped title and styled the era Longji first year. [6] Xiao Yixue and Gao Xingshun were sent to induce submission; they did not obey.
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On wuchen day of the second month attendant imperial son-in-law Tabuye and others attacked Zhangnu; they fought at Zu Prefecture and were defeated. On yiyou day Han mobile palace deployment director Xiao Temu was sent leading the generals to attack Zhangnu. On wuzi day Zhangjianu enticed the Bohai of Rao Prefecture and the Central Capital rebel Hou Kai, more than ten thousand men in all, and they attacked and captured Gao Prefecture.
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On wuchen day of the fourth summer month the emperor personally campaigned against Zhangnu. On guiyou day he defeated him. On jiaxu day the rebel party was executed; Rao Prefecture Bohai was pacified. On bingzi day rewards were given differentially to officers and soldiers who pacified the bandits; yet Xiao Hanjianu, Zhang Lin, and others were again defeated by the bandits.
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In the fifth month the court took summer retreat at Sanshui Plain. Jurchen troops captured Shen Prefecture, again took the Eastern Capital, and captured Gao Yongchang. Eastern Capital prefecture and county clansmen Henbo, Duola, Wu Shi, Tabuye, Daola, Chouwo, and thirteen others all surrendered to the Jurchen.
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On yichou day of the sixth month troops of all circuits were registered; those with ten or more mixed livestock were all conscripted. On gengchen day Prince of Wei Chun was advanced to King of Qin-Jin and made supreme commander; Supreme Capital regent Xiao Tabuye was made Khitan mobile palace deployment director and also deputy supreme commander. On dinghai day privy commissioner Xiao Hanjianu was made Supreme Capital regent.
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秋七月，獵秋山。 春州渤海二千餘戶叛，東北路統軍使勒兵追及，盡俘以還。
In the seventh autumn month the court hunted at Autumn Mountain. More than two thousand households of Chun Prefecture Bohai rebelled; the Northeast Route field army commander led troops in pursuit, overtook them, and captured them all and returned.
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八月，烏古部叛，遣中丞耶律撻不也等招之。
In the eighth month the Wugu tribe rebelled; censor Yelü Tabuye and others were sent to induce them.
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九月丙午，謁懷陵。
On bingwu day of the ninth month the court visited Huai Mausoleum.
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七年春正月甲寅，減廄馬粟，分給諸局。 是月，女直軍攻春州，東北面諸軍不戰自潰，女古、皮室四部及渤海人皆降，復下泰州<七>。
In the seventh year, on jiayin day of the first spring month, stable horse grain was reduced and distributed to the various bureaus. That month Jurchen troops attacked Chun Prefecture; Northeastern armies fled without fighting; Nügu, Pishi four divisions, and Bohai people all surrendered; they again took Taizhou [7].
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In the second month Lianshui County bandit Dong Peng'er gathered more than ten thousand; Western Capital regent Xiao Yixue and Nanjing field army inspector Zhala fought them on the Yi River and broke them.
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秋七月癸卯，獵秋山。
On guimao day of the seventh autumn month the court hunted at Autumn Mountain.
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八月丙寅，獵斯那里山，命都元帥秦晉王赴沿邊，會四路兵馬防秋。
On bingyin day of the eighth month the court hunted at Sinari Mountain and ordered supreme commander King of Qin-Jin to go to the border and assemble four-route troops to guard against autumn raids.
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九月，上自燕至陰涼河，置怨軍八營：募自宜州者曰前宜、後宜，自錦州者曰前錦、後錦，自乾自顯者曰乾曰顯，又有乾顯大營、岩州營，凡二萬八千餘人，屯衛州蒺藜山。 丁酉，獵輞子山。
In the ninth month the emperor came from Yan to Yinliang River and established eight Resentment Army camps: those recruited from Yi Prefecture were called Front Yi and Rear Yi; those from Jin Prefecture, Front Jin and Rear Jin; those from Qian and Xian were called Qian and Xian; there were also the great Qian-Xian camp and the Yan Prefecture camp. In all, more than twenty-eight thousand men were stationed at Jili Mountain in Wei Prefecture. On dingyou day the court hunted at Wangzi Mountain.
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冬十月乙卯朔，至中京。
On the yimao new moon of the tenth winter month the court arrived at Central Capital.
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On bingyin day of the twelfth month supreme commander King of Qin-Jin Chun encountered Jurchen troops; they fought at Jili Mountain and were defeated. The Jurchen again seized prefectures and counties near Xian Prefecture. On gengwu day the court issued an edict of self-reproach. On guiyou day yilübi Zhala and Da Gongding were sent through all circuits to recruit troops. On dingchou day Western Capital regent Xiao Yixue was made Northern Court chancellor; Northeast Route field commander Xi Xiamo administered Xi Six Divisions great king affairs.
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That year Jurchen Aguda, using Iron Prefecture Yang Pu's plan, assumed the imperial dignity, established the era Tianfu, and styled the state Jin. Yang Pu also said that since antiquity heroes founding states or receiving abdication always first sought investiture from a great state; envoys were therefore sent to discuss peace and seek investiture.
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In the eighth year, in the first spring month the court went to Duck Marsh. On dinghai day Yelü Nuge and others were sent as envoys to Jin to discuss peace. On gengyin day Baoding Army military commissioner Zhang Chong surrendered Shuang Prefecture's two hundred households to Jin. Eastern Route prefectures and counties saw bandits rise like bees; they plundered the people and took them along for food.
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Second month, Yelü Nuge returned from Jin; the Jin sovereign replied in a letter: "If you treat me as elder brother, yearly tribute of local products, return my Supreme, Central, and Xingzhongfu three-circuit prefectures and counties; send imperial princes, princesses, imperial sons-in-law, and great ministers' sons and grandsons as hostages; return my envoys and the original tallies and tokens, and Song, Xia, Goryeo correspondence, edicts, and memorials — then the agreement may stand."
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夏四月辛酉，以西南面招討使蕭得里底為北院樞密使。
On xinyou day of the fourth summer month Southwest Route pacification commissioner Xiao Delidi was made Northern Court privy commissioner.
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On the renwu new moon of the fifth month Nuge brought a letter agreeing not to expect a reply this month. On wuxu day Nuge was again sent as envoy to Jin, insisting on the middle course of discussion. That month the court arrived at Nage Marsh. Bandits An Sheng'er and Zhang Gao'er gathered two hundred thousand; Yelü Mage and others beheaded Sheng'er at Longhua Prefecture; Gao'er fled into Yi Prefecture and joined Huo Liuge. The Jin sovereign sent Hu Tugun with Nuge bearing a letter, reporting as in the former agreement.
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On dingmao day of the sixth month Nuge and others were sent bearing Song, Xia, and Goryeo books, edicts, and memorials to Jin. Huo Liuge captured Haibei Prefecture and hastened toward Yi Prefecture; army commander Huili Bao and others defeated him. More than eight hundred households of the people of Tong, Qi, Shuang, and Liao four prefectures surrendered to Jin.
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秋七月，獵秋山。 金復遣胡突袞來，免取質子及上京、興中府所屬州郡，裁減歲幣之數，「如能以兄事朕，冊用漢儀，可以如約」。
In the seventh autumn month the court hunted at Autumn Mountain. Jin again sent Hu Tugun, waiving hostages and Supreme Capital and Xingzhongfu subordinate prefectures and counties, trimming the yearly tribute: "If you treat me as elder brother and investiture uses Han ritual, the agreement may stand."
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十一月，副元帥蕭撻不也薨。
In the eleventh month deputy supreme commander Xiao Tabuye died.
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On jiashen day of the twelfth month investiture ritual was fixed; Nuge was sent as envoy to Jin. Ningchang Army military commissioner Liu Hong surrendered Yi Prefecture's three thousand households to Jin. At that time south-of-the-mountains circuits had great famine; Qian, Xian, Yi, Jin, Xingzhong, and other routes — a dou of grain cost several bolts of silk; the people ate elm bark; afterward they ate one another.
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九年春正月，金遣烏林答贊謨持書來迎冊。
In the ninth year, in the first spring month, Jin sent Wulin Da Zanmo bearing a letter to welcome investiture.
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二月，至鴛鴦濼。 賊張撒八誘中京射糧軍，僭號，南面軍帥餘睹擒撒八。
In the second month the court went to Duck Marsh. Bandit Zhang Sabo induced Central Capital grain-shooting troops to usurp title; Southern Route army commander Yudu captured Sabo.
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On the dingwei new moon of the third month administrator of Right yilibi affairs Xiao Xini Lie and others invested the Jin sovereign as emperor of Eastern Huai State. On jiyou day Wulin Da Zanmo, Nuge, and others first reported by letter.
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In the fifth summer month Zubu Busuzhi and others rebelled, seized pacification commissioner Yelü Woliduo, and inspector Xiao Xieli died.
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In the seventh autumn month the court hunted at Southern Mountain. Jin again sent Wulin Da Zanmo, reproaching that the investiture text lacked "treat as elder brother," did not say "Great Jin" but said "Eastern Huai" — the meaning of a small state cherishing virtue; and that the investiture text had the two characters "qu cai," language involving light insult; and phrases such as "Yaofen Duozhan" were all ill-intended and greatly at odds with proper form. Only if according to the former letter's stipulations would they comply. Yang Xunqing and Luo Ziwei led the masses in surrender to Jin.
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八月，以趙王習泥烈為西京留守。
In the eighth month Prince of Zhao Xini Lie was made Western Capital regent.
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In the ninth month the court arrived at Western Capital. Again Xini Lie and Yang Li Zhong were sent first bearing the investiture draft as envoys to Jin.
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On the jiaxu new moon of the tenth winter month Yelü Chen Tunu and more than twenty others plotted rebellion and were executed. That month envoys were sent returning Wulin Da Zanmo bearing the letter.
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十年春二月，幸鴛鴦濼。 金復遣烏林答贊謨持書及冊文副本以來，仍責乞兵於高麗。
In the tenth year, in the second spring month the court went to Duck Marsh. Jin again sent Wulin Da Zanmo bearing a letter and a copy of the investiture text, still demanding troops from Goryeo.
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On jiyou day of the third month among the people those with herds of horses — one in ten was taken to supply the Eastern Route army. On gengshen day because the Jin had fixed the two characters "Dasheng," the same as a former dynastic title, Xini Lie was again sent to discuss. The Jin sovereign was angry and thereupon broke relations.
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夏四月，獵胡土白山，聞金師再舉，耶律白斯不等選精兵三千以濟遼師。
In the fourth summer month the court hunted at Hutou White Mountain; hearing Jin troops were again raised, Yelü Baisi and others selected three thousand elite troops to reinforce the Liao army.
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In the fifth month the Jin sovereign personally attacked the Supreme Capital, captured the outer wall; regent Tabuye led the masses out to surrender.
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六月乙酉，以北府宰相蕭乙薛為上京留守、知鹽鐵內省兩司、東北統軍司事。
On yiyou day of the sixth month Northern Court chancellor Xiao Yixue was made Supreme Capital regent, administering Salt-Iron Inner Court two offices and Northeast field army commissioner affairs.
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秋，獵沙嶺。
In autumn the court hunted at Sha Ridge.
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冬，復至西京。
In winter the court again arrived at Western Capital.
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紀事重復。
Annals events are duplicated.