A few days ago, I saw an interesting topic of discussion: that is, why Ming Yingzong was also captured by the Mongols and was treated with courtesy and repatriated to the Ming Dynasty. Later, he became emperor again. However, after Emperor Huizong of Song and his son Song Qinzong were captured by the Jin Dynasty, they were humiliated and ridiculed, and finally died alone and miserable. The reason behind the expression of such results was determined by the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us at that time and the degree of satisfaction of needs.
From the perspective of strength, the Ming Dynasty during the Ming Dynasty has been established for 70 years, experienced the early period of national unification, recuperation, and is moving towards the peak of its prosperity and strength, when the military strength and economic strength of the Ming Empire are quite strong. Emperor Ming Yingzong commanded a large army to conquer the Mongols, but was captured due to an accident, not because his strength was inferior to that of the Mongols. At this time, the Mongols seemed to know this very well, and for this reason, they did not dare to despise the emperor of the heavenly kingdom, and it was reasonable to entertain him well.
On the contrary, the Song Dynasty during the Song Huizong and Song Qinzong periods, although still relatively prosperous and rich economically, due to the Song Dynasty's tradition of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts, coupled with the fact that the Song Dynasty had experienced hundreds of years of peace at this time, the armament had long been relaxed, and in the face of the newly rising Jin soldiers, the resistance of the Song army was very weak, and peace talks were the only way the Song Dynasty came up with. In the face of such a weak opponent, Jin Guo naturally will not have respect and high regard, and it is not surprising that he will be scolded and humiliated.
Then there is the satisfaction of needs. At that time, the Mongols invaded the Ming Dynasty, and their purpose was to obtain grain and other daily necessities from the interior, especially iron tools, to be used to make pots, pans, spoons and weapons, etc., without which they could not live. These necessities of life, when the Ming Dynasty was happy, could be sold to them through "mutual market": that is, open border trade, and when they were unhappy, they would close the market so that the Mongols could not get these things they wanted. So even though they captured Ming Yingzong, they still needed to exchange him for what they wanted. Because the Ming Dynasty had a new emperor at this time, that is, Ming Jingzong, the value of Ming Yingzong fell sharply, and nothing could be exchanged back. The Mongols were naturally angry and stared, and there was nothing they could do, so they had to send him back as a Shunshui person.
Instead, the Jin dynasty got almost everything they wanted from the Song Dynasty: gold and silver treasures, children's jade, and large tracts of land, and they also fostered a puppet regime in the Central Plains. Since there is everything, then the emperors of this country, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, have no value, and they do not have to be polite to them.
Of course, there may be another explanation, that is, the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty, ruled the Central Plains, and are a people who have seen the great world and know more about these rituals. At this time, the Jin people had just come out of the primitive tribe, the level of civilization was very low, and they naturally would not and could not have any courtesy towards Song Huizong and Song Qinzong. It seems complicated, but in fact, the reason is also simple, if there is a strong backing, there is a value of use, in the opponent that will also get some respect, be valued and valued. On the contrary, there will be no basic life, no minimum personality.