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Chapter 120 A Bad Dynasty Has Excellent Generals

"It's not easy for Di Qing to achieve such a humble status in life."

"I have to say that the Song Dynasty was also very powerful. They made some kind of facial expression, like tattooing characters with ink on the face, tattooing characters or other patterns on the face with a needle, and when the blood oozes from the needle hole, paint it with ink. Go up, and after the wound heals, black characters or patterns will appear on the face."

"Da Song used this method to tattoo the criminal's face again, in order to prevent the soldiers from escaping."

"Mian Nirvana is also considered a symbol of low birth, and even Di Qing had Mian Nirvana on his face, but it didn't stop his ferocity."

"The Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty, is really a miraculous dynasty."

Zhu Di, the Emperor of Yongle, looked at the picture projected on the sky and couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Such an outstanding general, it's a pity that the ending is not perfect."

"The generals of the Great Song Dynasty are more unlucky than one, and the end is worse than one."

"It's all Zhao Kuangyin's fault. He has nothing to do when he has nothing to do. What's the use of trusting a bunch of literati with dung in their heads? It's useless except for some bad ideas."

"If there is any trouble, I will be scared to death."

"I despise these people."

"But it's true. The Song Dynasty's suspicion of generals has always existed."

Immediately afterwards, the projection above the sky continued to play:

【Northern Song Dynasty’s policy of "keeping the inside and emptiness outside" and "emphasizing literature over military affairs" and the many internal and external troubles it faced were the background of Di Qing's life. 】

[Under such a big environment, Di Qing started his career with military merits. During the battle against Xixia, Di Qing was continuously promoted to the position of privy envoy because of his military exploits. He was the highest official position of a general, extremely glorious, and became the "human appearance" of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time, and he was one of the most outstanding generals in the Northern Song Dynasty. 】

[Di Qing is not only brave and good at fighting, but also often acts as a vanguard, leading the soldiers to defeat the generals and defeat the enemy. 】

[At the same time, Di Qing is also a very good general. He has strict military discipline and treats soldiers well. This is the basic characteristic of Di Qing leading troops. 】

[In ancient times, generals either enforced the law like a mountain, or were sympathetic to the soldiers, and there were not many people who had both. 】

[But Di Qing is different, it has always been like this. 】

[When he was ordered to attack Nong Zhigao, he ordered the generals not to go out to fight the enemy without permission, and waited for his unified dispatch. Chen Shu, the governor of Lingxi, took advantage of him before he arrived at the front line, and sent 30 infantry to attack the enemy without authorization, and was defeated by Kunlun. At the pass, Di Qing beheaded Chen Shu and [-] generals who were defeated and fled according to the military law. 】

[While law enforcement is like a mountain, he is quite sympathetic to the soldiers. When marching and fighting, he and the soldiers suffer from hunger and cold; after winning the battle, he often pushes the credit to his soldiers. 】

[The time of discussing Nong Zhigao was all planned by him. After the battle was over, all the general affairs such as recording achievements and repaying victories were all left to the comforter Sun Mian. He didn't take it to heart, so the soldiers deeply admired him as a man. 】

[But such an excellent general died of depression. 】

[Di Qing's death was both accidental and inevitable. 】

[The Chinese generation of fierce generals fought countless battles, killed the enemy and captured the city, but they couldn't cure a small sore. 】

[This is accidental. 】

[After Di Qing was repeatedly impeached by civil officials in the Northern Song Dynasty, especially Han Qi and other ministers, Song Renzong had to release Di Qing. The long-term officialdom was not going well, so it ended in depression. 】

[Ouyang Xiu is different from other civil servants. 】

[Ouyang Xiu has been in the officialdom for many years, and he has already figured out the tricks in the Northern Song Dynasty. He wanted to help Di Qing, but for the straightforward Di Qing, he was often helpless. Renzong said bad things about Di Qing in front of him, and he wanted to put Di Qing to death. 】

[After seeing this, Ouyang Xiu decided to write to Song Renzong to transfer Di Qing from the capital. In fact, he had good intentions to protect Di Qing, who was not good at surviving in the officialdom, and to give him a place away from the turmoil of the capital to spend his old age. 】

[It's a pity that I didn't get what I wanted. 】

[It's a pity that Di Qing spent his entire life as a soldier, charged into battle, made great achievements, did not die in battle, but died amidst the suspicion of the Song Dynasty court and the slander of the Song Dynasty civil officials. 】

[This generation of famous generals who have made great contributions to the Song Dynasty galloped across the battlefield amidst weapons and flying arrows, invincible, but never thought that there would be no blood-stained battlefield and horse leather shrouds, but under the bad habits of the Northern Song Dynasty, which valued literature over military, I finished my life full of regrets, and it was a pity that I failed to draw a successful conclusion to my wonderful life. 】

"Di Qing, who is so brave and good at fighting, can be killed by a group of civil servants?"

"What kind of stuff is this Great Song court?"

"Wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers by doing so?"

"If this continues, will there really be soldiers who will die for the Song court?"

"This group of literati who talk about slogans and don't do practical things, what are they thinking in their minds? Is it the common people in the world, the great Song Dynasty, or their own selfish desires?"

"It really puzzles me."

When the first emperor Yingzheng saw Di Qing's death, he felt sorry for him.

A generation of famous generals, a generation of arrogance, fearless in the face of thousands of troops, was not killed by the enemy, but died indirectly by his own people, this is too helpless.

"The Song Dynasty is so bad, it seems that there is a reason for it."

"If such a military commander can treat him sincerely, so what?"

"What a pity! What a pity!"

"If this Di Qing was working for me, I would definitely not be able to do such a thing."

Ying Zheng sighed.

It is not worth it for this fierce general who passed away with regrets.

"Hey! Jealousy is too scary."

"Aren't these civil servants afraid that Di Qing's contribution will take away their prestige?"

"As a minister of the Song court, I don't know how to help the emperor govern the country. Instead, I often frame my own people and engage in internal strife. How can such a country be strong?"

Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was also very puzzled.

It is really unfair that such a hero should be treated like this.

"Civil officials in the Northern Song Dynasty? From our old Zhu's point of view, they are just a bunch of rubbish."

"The whole is useless except for fighting in the nest."

"This gang, in our opinion, is no different from the Donglin Party in Zhu Youjian's time."

"What's the use of shouting slogans? If you can't do practical things, isn't that a waste of our food."

"If we were born in our era, we would kill each other."

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was not so easy to talk about.

He would not be polite if these civil servants were to be in front of him.

When the emperors of various parallel dynasties lamented what happened to Di Qing, Song Renzong and Zhao Zhen's face sank.

"Death of regret?"

"Civilian framed?"

"I didn't know the virtues of these civil servants before, but now I know that these guys will do anything for their own benefit."

"Isn't it my fault that such an excellent general as Di Qing died with such regret?"

Song Renzong's face was ugly.

He remembered one thing.

That is, he once advised Di Qing to apply medicine to get rid of the tattoo on his face.

And what did Di Qing do?

Di Qing pointed to his face and said: "Your Majesty, you promoted me based on merit, and you didn't ask me about my family background. The reason why I am today is because of these scars and your Majesty's cultivation. I hope to keep it and use it to inspire me at all times." Myself, let myself always remember who gave me this opportunity to make a difference."

How can such an excellent and low-key general be disrespected.

"According to what is said in the inventory video, Di Qing's death is most likely due to the jealousy of officials in the court and the suspicion of the court."

"It seems that I was wrong. I shouldn't have unnecessary suspicion of these generals who have made great contributions to the Song Dynasty. I will change it in the future."

"As for these civil servants who only know how to stab in the back, I want to see what their intentions are when they framed our generals in the Song Dynasty many times."

"I can also learn from Emperor Hongwu and treat them well!"

Song Renzong Zhao Zhen had already made up his mind.

Since the policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military affairs has failed so much, it should be abolished and the status of generals should be improved.

In this way, good generals like Di Qing will not be squeezed out and eventually die lonely.

(End of this chapter)