Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

When Zhao Kuangyin heard what Han Cheng said, he was stunned for a moment.

It’s not that he has never seen the world, it’s just that this matter is too unbelievable.

What Han Cheng said was completely unexpected!

He was really confused!
Before this, no matter how he thought about it, he never expected this would be the result.

It turned out that the Song Dynasty paid compensation to the Liao Kingdom?

No...what is going on!

What's going on in these people's minds?

Is this the opposite of what you mean?

Seeing Zhao Kuangyin's reaction, Han Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and others were not surprised at all.

Confused? It's okay to be confused!
Let alone Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Even these unrelated people were confused and felt a little bit overwhelmed when they first learned about the Alliance of Chanyuan.

It's reasonable to pay compensation to others if you lose the fight.

The key is that even if you win, you still have to pay money.

Just thinking about this makes people feel extremely uncomfortable!

"Emperor Taizu, you heard it right. It was the Song Dynasty that paid compensation to the Liao Dynasty, not the Liao Dynasty that paid compensation to the Song Dynasty."

Han Cheng looked at Zhao Kuangyin and said solemnly.

The little bit of hope in Zhao Kuangyin's heart was immediately dispelled.

"What exactly is going on?"

Zhao Kuangyin, who was still in a daze, looked at Han Cheng and asked.

If you lose a fight, you have to pay money, and if you win a fight, you have to pay money again.

Isn't this a waste of time? !
Zhao Kuangyin just felt a black line on his forehead.

While he was waiting with mixed feelings, Han Cheng told him about the Alliance of Chanyuan and cleared up the doubts in his mind.

“…When the Liao army arrived in Dingzhou, the two armies faced each other.

Wang Jizhong, a surrendered general of the Song Dynasty, took the opportunity to persuade Empress Dowager Xiao to make peace with the Song Dynasty.

Fearing that it would be attacked from all sides, Liao proposed a peace treaty.

It was initially rejected by Emperor Zhenzong.

Because there was a demand for ceding land.

Later, the Liao army commander died, and the morale was severely hit.

At this time, Song Zhenzong arrived at Chanzhou City.

And with Kou Zhun's strong recommendation, he climbed the city wall of Chanzhou and met with many generals and soldiers.

As a result, all the soldiers were greatly encouraged.

After this circle, Song Zhenzong returned to the south of the city and settled down with peace of mind.

Many things were handed over to Kou Zhun to handle...

At this time, the Liao Kingdom encountered certain difficulties.

Because although their expedition went smoothly this time, the front line was too long and supplies were very difficult.

In addition, if the army was alone and advanced into the heartland of the Song Dynasty and was defeated, the consequences would be disastrous.

Empress Dowager Xiao herself was a very pragmatic person.

Before sending troops, she had made preparations for both war and peace.

Seeing that the Liao army suffered a defeat in the first battle and was isolated and deep in the territory, it was likely that they would find it difficult to win.

So he followed the advice of the surrendered general Wang Jizhong.

He sent people to Chanzhou to convey his wish to stop fighting.

This was exactly what he wanted.

Therefore, he immediately replied that the Song Dynasty also did not like to engage in militarism.

Willing to reach a reconciliation with the Liao Kingdom.

He also sent Palace Guard Cao Li as an envoy to negotiate peace with the Khitan.

After hearing the news, Kou Zhun hurried back to Nancheng to make an admonition to Zhao Heng.

He said that the Liao Dynasty was at the end of its strength and it was a good time to defeat them.

General Yang Yanzhao also sent someone to write a letter, saying that the enemy troops were exhausted and our army's morale was high.

We should seize this opportunity to control all the important roads, surround and annihilate the enemy.

Then take advantage of the victory and march north to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!
Unfortunately, Zhao Heng was afraid of the enemy and only wanted to make peace.

The ministers in the court were also afraid of the Liao Kingdom and expressed their support for the joint discussion.

They even united to attack Kou Zhun for his self-righteous military power.

Kou Zhun had no choice but to agree to make peace with the Liao Kingdom.

If both parties are willing to reconcile, the rest of the things will be easy.

It's just a matter of bargaining.

Zhao Heng was greedy for a comfortable life, had great wealth and power, and didn't care about money.

At first, the Liao Kingdom sent people to ask the Song Dynasty to return the land south of Waqiao Pass that was taken away by Zhou Shizong. Zhao Heng was afraid of losing the opportunity for negotiation, and was also afraid that ceding land in exchange for peace would be cursed by future generations.

So he immediately sent Cao Liyong to negotiate peace, and told him: "As long as you don't cede land and can negotiate peace, the Liao Kingdom can ask for a million dollars, and we can agree to it."

After hearing this, Kou Zhun secretly called Cao Liyong over.

I said to him: Although the emperor has promised a million, if it exceeds 300,000, I will chop off your head…”

Zhao Kuangyin was so angry that he was shaking.

Zhao Heng is such a useless guy, he is too weak!

They really feared the Liao people like a tiger!
You dare to say anything!

Dare to do anything!
I thought his beastly father was shameful enough.

Why does it look like he is more shameful than his beastly father?
Why can't we listen to people like Kou Zhun and Yang Yanzhao?

Why don't you dare take this opportunity to continue using military force?
At this time, the situation is obviously very good.

As long as we don't negotiate peace, we can at least get a good result.

As a result, such a good situation was ruined in his hands!

If it were him, facing such a situation, there is a great possibility that he could lead his men to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in one fell swoop!
But this piece of shit wants to beg for sex on its knees!!
"Cao Liyong was ordered to go to the Liao camp for negotiations, and eventually an agreement was reached.

Song and Liao were brother countries. Emperor Shengzong of Liao was young and called Emperor Zhenzong of Song his brother. This view was still held in later generations.

The Song and Liao dynasties used the Baigou River as the boundary, and both sides withdrew their troops. From then on, any thieves or fugitives who crossed the border were not allowed to hide on either side.

Everything in the border cities of the two dynasties was to remain as normal, and no new city gods were allowed to be built.

Every year, the Song Dynasty provided the Liao Dynasty with 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 pieces of silk to "aid military expenses", which were delivered in Xiongzhou.

The two sides set up trading posts on the border to conduct mutual trade.

On the issue of annual tribute, the Liao Kingdom was eager for peace and did not ask for too much.

After several rounds of bargaining, the two sides reached an agreement that the Song Dynasty would give the Liao Kingdom 300,000 pieces of silver and silk every year.

Cao Liyong felt that he had completed the task with honor, and went back excitedly to report to the emperor.

When the meeting came, Zhao Heng was having a meal.

The waiter asked Cao Liyong how much silver he had promised to give to the Liao Kingdom.

Cao Liyong didn't say anything, but just stretched out three fingers and placed them on his forehead.

It means three hundred thousand taels.

The waiter mistakenly thought it was three million taels. When Zhenzong found out, he was shocked and said, "It's too much, too much."

He summoned him for personal questioning, and Cao Liyong answered tremblingly: "Three hundred thousand taels."

After hearing this, Zhao Heng muttered in surprise: Only 300,000, so little?
You are very good at doing things, very good at doing things!!

Then he rewarded Cao Liyong generously..."

"Oh!"

There was a sudden explosion.

However, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but pick up the axe and once again charged at the table that was already covered with scars from chopping.

Chop down with one axe after another!

He was gritting his teeth and had a ferocious look on his face!
Chopping and cursing at the same time.

It seemed like what he chopped was not the table, but Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Zhao Heng!
Shame!

It’s so embarrassing!
Lost it at grandma's house!

What the hell is this?

It's so fucking humiliating!
He was literally kneeling on the ground begging for peace!
Thinking about the contents of the Treaty of Chanyuan, Zhao Kuangyin felt like his chest was about to explode!
The son born by that beast is also a beast!

How can you do things this way?!

It's really an insult to our ancestors!
And then he thought that he was not his ancestor, and he felt a little better.

But then he changed his mind again, thinking about how the kingdom he had worked so hard to gain was ruined by such a bastard.

I got even angrier.

I just wish I could smash all of them to pieces!
I have never seen such a beastly person!

"The Liao Kingdom tore up the alliance very quickly, and they will definitely not abide by it in the future, right?

I am afraid that once this gap is opened, there will be endless wars in the future.

The Song Dynasty will be bled continuously..."

After chopping the table for a while, Zhao Kuangyin took a few deep breaths.

He looked at Han Cheng and asked again.

In his opinion, this is certain!

In his view, such a covenant was just a beginning.

The Song Dynasty will never live in peace from now on!

The Liao Kingdom will definitely be insatiable!

Will do it again and again for various reasons!

After all, the Song Dynasty looked too weak!

Han Cheng shook his head and said, "No, after the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance, a hundred years of peace was achieved between Song and Liao.

They became brotherly countries.

The Liao and Song dynasties exchanged envoys more than 380 times.

If famine occurred in the border areas of the Liao Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would also send people to the border to provide relief.

When the news of Emperor Zhenzong of Song's death came, Emperor Shengzong of Liao "gathered all the Han and foreign ministers to mourn, and the empress and concubines and others all shed tears."

Every time the Liao Dynasty sent envoys to the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would give the Liao envoys a large number of gifts..."

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned again. This result was completely beyond his expectations.

In his view, this was just a stopgap measure.

In the end, they actually complied...

Zhao Kuangyin was completely defeated.

To the point that I began to doubt whether there was something abnormal about me.

Otherwise, how could it be so incompatible with the operations between Song and Liao...

"Then... after the alliance was signed, did the Song Dynasty work hard to govern the country and buy peace with money?

And then prepare for a counterattack?"

After Zhao Kuangyin took a deep breath, he thought of another possibility.

So he asked again.

If this is the case, then no matter whether he wins the battle in the future, he feels it is more understandable.

This is similar to what Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, did.

Signing the White Horse Alliance with the Turks seemed humiliating, but it also bought precious time.

Then he worked hard and endured hardships like crazy, and after a few years, he successfully turned the tables and avenged his previous humiliation.

If that's the case, then I can understand it.

But... think about what Han Cheng and the others said before, the Song Dynasty has never recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

And looking at Zhao Heng's cowardly and shameless appearance, he also felt that this possibility was very small.

But I still want to ask one more question.

What if it's true?
He didn't even expect the Song Dynasty to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

I just want them to avoid losing face, that's all.

But what Han Cheng did next destroyed his only hope.

"After the Chanyuan Alliance was proposed, the Song Dynasty did not sleep on firewood and taste gall.

Zhao Heng and many people in the Song Dynasty truly felt that this was a very good deal.

And feel very fortunate about it and congratulate them.

After the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance, Zhao Heng thought it was an achievement worthy of pride and was very proud of it..."

"Bang bang bang bang..."

After Han Cheng said this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but grab the axe again and chop it down madly.

He was really pissed. Shame on him!

What a shame!

After chopping for a while, he suddenly remembered this man. Was he the one who had been to Mount Tai for Fengshan?

Suddenly I became expectant again.

He forced himself to calm down and prepared to ask Han Cheng next.

Maybe there will be some surprises waiting for him next.

This guy looks very cowardly here.

But perhaps in some other places, some extraordinary achievements can be made.

“The money given by the Chanyuan Alliance seems to be a lot.

In fact, if we only consider the economic aspects, it seems that the Song Dynasty is still making a profit.

Because the annual tribute paid only accounted for about one percent of the war against the Liao Kingdom.

Moreover, after the Treaty of Chanyuan, the Song and Liao countries did business, and the Song Dynasty also made more profits..."

Han Cheng said this and shook his head.

“However, sometimes the accounts are not calculated in this way, and we cannot only calculate the economic accounts.

There are other accounts to be considered.

Anyway... this matter is a real shame. "

After hearing Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and others nodded vigorously, indicating that Han Cheng was absolutely right.

How is this a shame?

It's really shameful!

Judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, he would have to give it a fight even if he had to tighten his belt!
Beat him up first?

As for money, you can earn it later!

"In addition to the Liao, there was another thing that needs to be emphasized, and that was the Dangxiang people."

"What happened? Are they attacking our Song Dynasty too?"

Zhao Kuangyin seemed a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Han Cheng and asked.

Han Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, they not only attacked, but the Tanguts also founded a country called Xia.

It is called Western Xia in history.

WTF? !
Zhao Kuangyin seemed to have suffered a heavy blow.

After he said this, it was a huge shock to him.

Of course, he knew very well about the Dangxiang Li family.

He was a military governor during the Tang Dynasty.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was chaos in the Central Plains.

It did not affect their family.

At least not on a large scale.

Therefore, that place has always been controlled by their Li family.

However, although they actually had a great deal of autonomy, they ultimately did not establish a country.

Moreover, they have always been vassal states of the Central Plains dynasty.

At least in terms of legal theory, it belongs to the Central Plains.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was so chaotic that the Li family did not dare to establish a country and break away from the orthodox Central Plains.

As a result, when the Song Dynasty unified the world, they wanted to break away from the Central Plains.

What are these things?
"In October of the fifth year of Taipingxingguo, Li Jiyun died. Because his son was young, he could not inherit his throne, so his younger brother, Li Jibang, the commander of the Yanei Commandery, was appointed as the successor.

The situation changed when Xiazhou Jiedushi Li Jibang came to power.

There was internal strife within the Xiazhou Li regime over the issue of succession.

Li Keyuan, the governor of Yinzhou, and his brother Keshun led troops to attack Xiazhou.

He was executed by Li Jibang.

In March of the seventh year of Taiping Xingguo, Li Jibang's cousin, Li Kewen, the governor of Suizhou, submitted a petition to the Song court, requesting that Jibang be allowed to enter the court to avoid chaos.

Taizong immediately sent an envoy to order Li Kewen to be the acting governor of Xiazhou, and Yin Xian, the workshop envoy of Xijing, to be the co-governor of Xiazhou…

In May, Li Jibang was forced to move to Beijing with his entire family and offer the "five states of Yin, Xia, Sui, You and Jing" under the jurisdiction of the Xiazhou Jiedushi to the Song Dynasty and stay in the capital.

However, Li Jibang's cousin, Li Jiqian, the envoy of the Yinzhou tribe, refused to go to the capital. He pretended to be there to bury his wet nurse and fled with dozens of people to Dijinze, 300 miles northeast of Xiazhou.

They gathered armed forces and launched attacks on the borders of the Song Dynasty.

In the beginning, the Song Dynasty did not take Li Jiqian seriously at all.

I feel that he is just a person who is not worth mentioning.

It can be destroyed quickly.

But the final result was that Li Jiqian became stronger and stronger.

This man, whom they thought they could easily destroy, caused the Song Dynasty to suffer greatly and lost face...

...In February of the fourth year of Yongxi, Li Jiqian attacked Xiazhou, defeated the Song army at Wangting Town, and besieged the city.

He also cooperated with the Liao army to continuously attack the northwestern border of the Song Dynasty.

The rulers and ministers of the Song Dynasty suspected Li Jibang of leaking secrets of the court because of repeated military failures.

Chu Ji Bong was appointed as the military governor of Chongxin Army.

Later he moved to be the military governor of Weide Army in Shaanxi Province.

In May of the first year of Duangong, the strategy of "using barbarians to control barbarians" proposed by Prime Minister Zhao Pu was adopted, and Li Jibang was reappointed as the governor of Dingnan Army.

He was appointed as the envoy to monitor and deal with the barbarians in Yin, Xia, Sui, You, Jing and other states, and was given the name Zhao Baozhong, and sent back to Xiazhou.

Order them to recruit and relocate.

Li Jibang returned to Xiazhou and exchanged money with Li Jiqian.

Ji Qian communicated with Song Xu through Ji Peng.

In October of the first year of Chunhua, Ji Qian attacked Xiazhou, won, and reported the victory to Liao.

At that time, Liao was defeated in the battle with Song at Xuhe. In order to encourage Ji Qian to advance, in December, Ji Qian was promoted to the King of Xia.

In August of the second year, he sent envoys to report the recovery of Yin and Sui states to Liao.

He followed the imperial edict issued by the Song Dynasty and stationed troops in Wangting Town, waiting for an opportunity to retake Xiazhou.

In September, Ji Qian was attacked by Ji Peng at night. On his way to escape, he was severely injured by his tribesmen, so he fled to Dijin Lake again...

...In the second year of Zhidao, Li Jiqian intercepted 400,000 grains and fodders from the Song army.

Another large army was sent to surround Lingwu City.

Zhao Guangyi was furious and sent five armies to attack Li Jiqian.

All were defeated.

After Zhao Guangyi's death, Song Zhenzong ascended the throne.

In order to calm the situation, Xia, Sui, Yin, You, Jing and other places were ceded to Li Jiqian.

In fact, the independence of Western Xia was recognized.

In the fifth year of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty's Xianping reign, Li Jiqian led the tribes to capture Lingzhou, an important town of the Song Dynasty, and renamed it Xiping Prefecture.

Later, he captured Liangzhou, an important city in the northwest, and cut off the trade route between the Song Dynasty and the Western Regions.

Cut off tribute from the Western Regions to the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, the Western Regions were prohibited from selling horses to the Song Dynasty, which seriously affected the Song Dynasty’s national defense and military construction…”

"Bang bang bang..."

In Han Cheng's study, there were once again the sounds of knives chopping and axes, as well as angry curses.

Under the watchful eyes of Han Cheng and Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhao Kuangyin picked up the axe and started chopping wildly again.

Panting like a cow!

What a shame!

It would be fine if they couldn't defeat the Liao, but they couldn't even defeat the Dangxiang people!
The fight against the Dangxiang people became more and more powerful!
In the end, we fought so hard that we lost all the land over there!
Clearly cede territory and let them establish their own country!

What the hell is this!

Why is it so humiliating?
Looking at Zhao Kuangyin who was squatting on the ground, chopping wildly, chopping the table into pieces better than a professional woodcutter.

Han Cheng felt full of sympathy.

As expected, anyone who reads the history of the Song Dynasty will be confused and feel aggrieved.

As latecomers, I feel extremely aggrieved when watching this.

Not to mention Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor.

After thinking about it, he placed a chair next to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Chop this."

It’s not that Han Cheng didn’t care about his chair, it’s just that the table was smashed into pieces by Zhao Kuangyin.

No big chunks at all.

It would be better to hit him with a chair again.

Zhao Kuangyin thanked him, picked up the chair and smashed it to the ground.

Then he picked up the axe and started chopping wildly.

He looked like a mad tiger!
"Brother Han, please tell me about his Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai."

After a while, Zhao Kuangyin stood up with an axe in his hand.

Looking at Han Cheng, he spoke out loud.

He felt that he couldn't listen to anything else and needed to hear some good news quickly to ease his mood.

Otherwise, I’m really afraid that I will be angry to death!

At this time, he felt that listening to the story of the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai would greatly ease his mood.

Looking at Zhao Kuangyin's appearance at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who knew the inside story, seemed to feel somewhat sympathetic and compassionate.

They could see that Zhao Kuangyin wanted to hear some good news.

But... the key is that this Fengshan Taishan event is not good news.
When emperors of other dynasties offered sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai, it was indeed the best news that could not be better.

But when it came to the Song Dynasty, when Emperor Zhenzong of Song offered sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai, it was somewhat funny.

Han Cheng said: "Emperor Taizu, how about... we take it easy?"

When Zhao Kuangyin heard Han Cheng's words, he suddenly had some ominous premonitions.

This...could it be that the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai is held, or there are some other explanations?

After this thought came to my mind, I felt that it might really be the case.

After all, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were not recovered.

Under such circumstances, going to Mount Tai for Fengshan is somewhat not a good idea.

It is understandable that Han Cheng and the others would have some strange expressions.

However, even if he failed to capture the Sixteen Weeks of Yanyun, since he was able to go to Fengshan, he must have some outstanding achievements in other aspects.

No matter how bad it is, how bad can it be? !

He immediately shook his head and said, "No need, little brother, just tell me directly."

Upon hearing this, Han Cheng nodded and said nothing more.

"Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng had great respect for Kou Zhun, who facilitated the alliance.

Unexpectedly, one day, Wang Qinruo said to him: The Spring and Autumn Annals is ashamed of the treaty signed under the city walls.

The Battle of Chanyuan was a humiliating act for a king of such power.

He also said that Kou Zhun's request for Zhao Heng to lead the army in person was a desperate gamble.

Zhao Heng became unhappy from then on.

In February of the third year of the Jingde reign, Kou Zhun was dismissed from his post as prime minister for "not having the demeanor of a minister."

Wang Qinruo suggested that Zhao Heng perform "fengshan" to whitewash the situation.

It is also said that auspicious signs can be created artificially.

Zhao Heng agreed.

But he was also worried that Prime Minister Wang Dan would oppose it.

Wang Qinruo volunteered and claimed that he had persuaded Wang Dan.

After Zhao Heng learned about it, he still felt uneasy, so he summoned Wang Dan to a banquet. When the banquet was in full swing, he ordered someone to take out a bottle of wine and give it to Wang Dan.

He was told to take it home and enjoy it with his wife and children.

When Wang Dan got home, he opened the wine jar and found it was filled with beautiful pearls.

He could only remain silent about the upcoming enshrinement.

In the first month of the fifth year of Jingde, Zhao Heng spoke to Wang Dan and Wang Qinruo.

Last year he saw a divine man descend and say that a heavenly book would be revealed.

Just now, your subordinate reported that there was a piece of yellow silk hanging on the south rabbit column of the Zuo Chengtian Gate, which must be the book sent from heaven.

Later, the year was changed to the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu.

It was decided to hold a ceremonial ceremony at Mount Tai in October of that year..."

Zhao Kuangyin: ???!!! (End of this chapter)