In the second year of Zhenghe (1 1 12), Li became the first scholar and remained an official until he was too old and too young. Awarded to assistant minister of the Ministry of war and minister you cheng.
In the first year of Jingkang (1 126), when nomads invaded Bianjing, they served as the garrison of the capital, United the army and the people, and repelled the nomads. But it was quickly rejected by the capitulators.
At the beginning of Song Gaozong's accession to the throne, he served as prime minister, trying to innovate the internal affairs. In just 77 days, he was fired. In the second year of Shaoxing (1 132), he was reused as the ambassador of Fu Xuan, also known as Tanzhou, and was immediately dismissed.
He complained many times about the anti-gold plan, but it was not adopted. Shaoxing died in the 10th year (1 140) and was posthumously awarded to Shao Shi. In the sixteenth year of Xichun (1 189), the founding father of Longxi County in posthumous title received a special gift.
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At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jurchen nationality living in the northeast of China rose, established the Jin State, and attacked and destroyed the Liao State established by the Qidan nationality. Then it invaded the south, and the decadent rulers of the Song Dynasty retreated one after another, and the people were ravaged.
Although there were many factions in the Northern Song Dynasty, the vast number of Han people raised the banner of resisting gold and launched a heroic struggle against aggression.
In the face of the sinister situation of national destruction and family ruin, some officials in the ruling clique of the Song Dynasty, excited by national indignation and patriotism, also devoted themselves to the vigorous struggle against gold. Li Gang is one of the outstanding representatives.
When Qin Zong succeeded to the throne, the situation in the Song Dynasty was in jeopardy. On the one hand, the nomads from the army have captured Tangyin and Zhuozhou, and the vanguard has arrived in the capital city of Tokyo (now Kaifeng).
On the other hand, Chen Dong, a former student, wrote that Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan and Zhu Cuo were six thieves and asked them to "send a message to thank the world".
In order to alleviate this situation of internal troubles and foreign invasion, in the first month of the first year of Jingkang, Qin Zong personally made a decree and appointed Li Gang, assistant minister of the Ministry of War, as the camp staff.
Li Gang has long been convinced that "the territory of our ancestors should be guarded by others, not by size". When he learned that Qin Zong and Prime Ministers Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan were going to abandon the city and flee, he went to the temple to persuade Qin Zong to stick to it.
Qin Zong asked him who could lead the troops, and he replied, "Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan.
However, Qin Zong, Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan are still ready to abandon the city and flee. Just as they were about to leave the city with the Sixth Guards, Li Gang arrived. He said to the guard sergeant with an expression, "Are you willing to defend this city to the death?" .
Infected by Li Gang's patriotic enthusiasm, the officers and men replied in unison: "I am willing to defend myself to the death!" " So, Li Gang went to see Qin Zong and advised him that the parents, wives and concubines of the Sixth Army were in Beijing and were willing to defend them to the death.
Who can protect your majesty if you break up halfway? Besides, the enemy soldiers are approaching, and they know that you are not far away. If you chase them with a fast horse, how will you resist? Li Gang's words left Qin Zong speechless and had to stay for the time being.
At this time, Li Gang sent a message: "The meaning has been decided, and those who dare to reply will be beheaded." The sixth guard was very happy to hear the news.
After Li Gang was ordered, he actively defended the capital to meet the enemy. Each wall is decorated with12,000 guards, plus 40,000 troops in front, 40,000 in back, 40,000 in left and 8,000 in China. These troops are divided into general officers. It is also equipped with defensive equipment such as artillery, crossbows, masonry, rolling wood and kerosene.
Within three days, the defense facilities were basically ready. At this time, Jinjiang, Enemy at the Gates and Li Gang personally entered the city to direct operations, beheaded more than a dozen nomads from the small leader, and killed thousands of soldiers in the city.
Seeing that the capital was well prepared, Zong led his troops to retreat. Li Gang and the soldiers and civilians who insisted on resisting gold defended the capital.
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