chin 637on Oct.24, 1158 (Sung shih 31:14b; Chin shih 5:17b).
On Apr.27, 1159, the Director of Studies of the Directorate of Edu-
cation returned to the Southern Sung court from a mission to Chin
and reported that the Dismissed Emperor would move his residence
to K’ai-feng (Sung shih 31:15b).
In the 5th month (May/June) of 1159, the Inspector of the Imperial
Library and other Chin envoys to the Southern Sung court congratu-
lated on the birthday of Kao-tsung. They had received their orders in
the 4th month (Apr./May) (Sung shih 31:16a; Chin shih 5:18a).
On June 18, 1159, Southern Sung sent envoys to the Chin court.^29
On their return, they reported in an audience on Oct.17 that the Chin
State wanted friendship (Sung shih 31:16a, 17a). That was a falsehood
by the Dismissed Emperor, who actually was planning a war against
Southern Sung.
On Nov.1, 1159, the Southern Sung Empress Dowager, the Lady
Wei, died. On Nov.4, Kao-tsung sent envoys to Chin to announce
the death of his mother. These were received at the Chin court on
Jan.15, 1160 (Sung shih 31:17a. 17b; Chin shih 5:18a).
On Feb.9, 1160, the New Year’s Day, Southern Sung envoys con-
gratulated at the Chin court. On the same day, Chin envoys congratu-
lated at the Southern Sung court. They had arrived on Feb.5 (Sung
shih 31:18a; Chin shih 5:18b).
On Feb.24, 1160, Southern Sung envoys to the Chin court congratu-
lated on the birthday of the Dismissed Emperor (Chin shih 5:18b).
On Mar.12, 1160, Southern Sung envoys to the Chin court pre-
sented the testamentary gifts of the Empress Dowager. On Mar.15,
1160, Chin envoys to the Southern Sung court condoled and sacrificed.
On Mar.18, Southern Sung envoys were sent to the Chin court to
thank for the condolence (Sung shih 31:18a; Chin shih 5:18b).
On June 24, 1160, Chin envoys arrived at the Sung court to con-
gratulate on the birthday of Kao-tsung^30 (Sung shih 31:19a).
A Southern Sung envoy, who had been sent to the Chin court
on Dec.18, 1159, returned on Sep.8, 1160, and reported that Chin
inevitably would break the covenant and that Southern Sung should
prepare for war (Sung shih 31:17b, 19b).
(^29) Sung shih 31:16a states that the envoys received their orders on the 1st day of
the 6th month (June 18). This means that the cyclical characters chia-ch’en must be
corrected to 30 chia-shen.
It fell on June 25.