chin 627but this did not stop the diplomatic intercourse.
In the 3rd month (April) of 1128, Kao-tsung sent an envoy to the
Chin court (Sung shih 25:3b).
In the 1st month (Jan./Feb.) of 1129, Chin envoys reached the
headquarters of the Sung army. On Sep.6, Oct.25, and Dec.26, Sung
envoys were sent to the Chin army (Sung shih 25:18a, 19a, 20b).
The Jurchen did not at first intend to govern the conquered north
Chinese territories. Their first attempt to set up a Chinese puppet
as emperor of Ch’u failed. They next installed a certain Liu Yü as
emperor of Ch’i, probably in early 1130. This state was abolished on
Jan.1, 1138, whereafter the north-Chinese conquests were incorporated
into the Chin empire.^6
On July 9, 1130, T’ai-tsung ordered that Hui-tsung’s six daughters
be married to members of the imperial Chin clan. On July 23, he
bestowed two sets of seasonal garments on Hui-tsung and Ch’in-tsung
(Chin shih 3:13b; 15b).
On Oct.15, 1132, the Southern Sung envoy Wang Lun, who had
gained fame in the defense of K’ai-feng and had been on a mission
to the Jurchen, returned to his court and reported in an audience.
Kao-tsung sent new envoys to the Chin army (Sung shih 27:7a).
On June 17, 1133, Kao-tsung sent envoys to the Chin army (Sung
shih 27:12b).
On June 25, 1133, Southern Sung offered peace to Chin (Sung shih
27:13a).
On Jan. 25, 1134, a Chin envoy was received at the Southern Sung
court (Sung shih 27:16a).
(^6) Ch’i envoys congratulated at the Chin court on the New Year’s Days of Jan.31,
1131, Feb.7, 1133, Jan.27, 1134, Feb.4, 1136, and Jan.23, 1137. They congratu-
lated on the birthdays of T’ai-tsung on Nov.17, 1130, Nov.6, 1131, Nov.24, 1132,
Nov.13, 1133, and Nov.2, 1134. After T’ai-tsung had died on Feb.9, 1135, his son
and sucessor Hsi-tsung sent envoys to inform the Ch’i State. He also instructed Liu
Yü that in communications to the Chin court he was no longer allowed to refer to
himself as “I” but had to call himself a “subject”. On Apr.20, Ch’i envoys condoled
at the Chin court. On May 29, they congratulated Hsi-tsung on his enthronement.
They congratulated Hsi-tsung on his birthdays of Feb.20, 1136, and Feb.8, 1137.
On Jan.29, 1136, Chin established a protocol for congratulations by Ch’i and other
states. On Sep.25, 1136, Ch’i was ordered in all official correspondence to use the
Chin reign titles.
On Jan.1, 1138, Hsi-tsung abolished the Ch’i State, and Liu Yü was demoted to
king of Shu. On Jan.23, he thanked for his demotion. In the 2nd month (March) of
1142, his title was changed to king of Ts’ao. On Oct.18, 1146, he died in Manchuria
(Chin shih 3:14b, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b, 17a; 4:1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 8b, 11a).