Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 537 Manchuan Dragon and Tiger Competition

Li Shimin didn't have much feelings about the events in the Northern Song Dynasty.

There are not that many considerations in it. I just think that the war in the Northern Song Dynasty is extremely boring.

Going to the battlefield in person, defeating the enemy with bravery, and singing in celebration of victory, this is his favorite war.

He also admired Li Jing's method of leading the troops with a single hit and a surprise attack by elite soldiers.

These two tactics were definitely impossible to implement when the Song Dynasty emperor Zaifu was jealous of the generals and sent supervisors to restrain them.

Just like Yang Ye, so what if he is old at side affairs? What's the use of alerting the enemy? The loyal and brave man entrusted the unworthy man with his son's life, and in the end he just said it was a pity.

And whether it was the Zhenzong who created the Heavenly Book to enshrine Zen in one dynasty, or the Suibi Committee and the Yidai War, they all made him despise.

Therefore, after a brief sigh, Li Shimin did not put down the pen in his hand. He slightly stroked his beard with his left thumb and index finger, feeling very satisfied:
"My literary talent is very good."

Changsun Wuji smiled and agreed:
"In later generations, the congratulations to farewell the old and welcome the new in Chang'an also used poems written by your majesty, which shows that your majesty's literary talent has been passed down for thousands of years."

When future generations mentioned the loss of the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection", a national treasure, Du Ruhui made some provocative remarks and asked him to send the treasure to future generations.

In addition, it is undeniable that starting from the Renzong dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Northern Song Dynasty adhered to the life creed of "internal saints and external kings, inheriting the affairs of the world", and basically had a strong intention to make meritorious deeds.

We have talked about the embarrassing incident of Zhenzong's creation of the heavenly book Xiangrui on Mount Tai. History books in the feudal era were often tabooed by the venerables and characterized this incident as "a sycophantic minister who caused rebellion and the monarch lost his sight".

"Your Majesty may write an inscription and give it to the descendants, just to comfort them."

For future generations, I am afraid that my original work can also be used as a treasure. In that case, why not just copy and paste the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" as a gift?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was feasible, and Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy.

It can be seen that the scholar-bureaucrats in the Zhenzong period understood very well: The Chanyuan Alliance was indeed very embarrassing, so let's just create a heavenly book to scare the Liao people and cover up their ugliness.

The formation of this mentality is now generally believed to have been formed during the Zhenzong period.

But... this is Wang Xizhi's original work after all, and once it is given away, it cannot be recovered. So wouldn't it mean that if you copy it and reward it once, you will miss it once?
This tangled mood made Li Shimin extremely conflicted, but when Changsun Wuji said this, Li Shimin suddenly thought:

Some modern scholars who study the history of the Song Dynasty are quite sarcastic, saying that the civil servants in the Northern Song Dynasty had strong self-deception, that is, they liked to lie to themselves.

But it is a pity that the martial arts level of the scholar-officials in the Northern Song Dynasty cannot be said to be nothing, it can only be said to be penniless.

Di Qing once said privately that military matters were not his responsibility. This was a very insightful comment from this low-level general on civil and military issues in the Northern Song Dynasty, but no one cared about his opinion.

Wang Qinruo, who offered advice at the time, made it very clear about the nature of self-deception in the Heavenly Book of Zen.

But in our modern times, we don’t care who the emperor is. To be honest, both the Heavenly Book and the Feng Chan are huge. Without the cooperation of the entire central system, Song Zhenzong and one or two sycophants would basically not be able to accomplish it, so this matter is actually the result of Zhenzong A peace meeting with the scholar-bureaucrats created a god.

"The alliance under the city is a deep shame in ancient times. It is not auspicious from heaven...it is not enough to hide the ugly people."

The treasured post "Preface to the Lanting Collection" will definitely be given to future generations as a reward in the end, but it does not affect the fact that the treasured post will be kept for a while longer.

Although it was just a joke at the time, Li Shimin did seriously consider it later. After all, although this object is precious, it is only used for copying and viewing, but it is of great significance to future generations.

When the Song-Xia war broke out, the leading scholar-bureaucrats of the dynasty such as Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Xia Song, Pang Ji, and Wen Yanbo rushed to the front line. They were all manifestations of their eagerness to make contributions, but unfortunately they were of no use.

Later, Liu E came to power and sent all the Heavenly Books to Zhenzong's tomb, which finally stopped this farce. However, the self-deception of the Northern Song Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats could no longer stop the car.

Changsun Wuji's statement immediately made Li Shimin a little excited.

Moreover, although the treasure post is precious, in terms of effectiveness, it is difficult to compare it with the one obtained from the descendants.

[Logically speaking, in the Northern Song Dynasty, literature was so highly valued over martial arts, and the mountains and plains were full of opportunities for scholar-bureaucrats to show their talents. There should be one or two who could be praised, right?

Regarding the leading achievements of a group of scholar-bureaucrats, the "Confucian Discussion of Scholars" records clearly:
"At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Xia invaders were in full swing. The four forces in Shaanxi were appointed Confucian commanders, but they failed to achieve success for a long time."

"Rebellion has been going on for years, and the officers and soldiers have been defeated frequently", and he bluntly said that "one battle is not as good as one battle".

As a result, as the border defense line continued to advance towards Bianliang, the self-deceptive passivity of the scholar-bureaucrats who had made little achievements took effect again. First, rumors spread from the rear that Xixia had no fighting spirit:
"I don't care about Yanzhou. I have tens of thousands of soldiers in my belly now. I can't bully him as much as I can do it."

Later, he opened the champagne directly:

"There is a Han in the army, and the Western thieves will feel chilled to the core when they hear about it; there is a Fan in the army, and the Western thieves will be frightened when they hear about it. Yuan Hao is afraid of it when he hears it, so he becomes a minister."

But in fact, just listen to this kind of words. In fact, who doesn’t know what the Song-Xia War was like?
Mei Yaochen wrote "Gu Yuan Ji", Su Shunqin wrote "Qingzhou Defeat", and Fan Yong's "Ji Xixia Events" clearly acknowledged the defeat caused by underestimating the enemy.

Han Qi, who had said with great confidence that "In general, when deploying troops, one should put victory or defeat aside", had his entire army wiped out in the Battle of Haoshuichuan. After failing in many examinations, he defected to Western Xia and became prime minister. Zhang Yuan, who mocked Han Qi, said, "Xia Song has never been arrogant, and Han Qi is not surprising enough. There are many dragons and tigers in Sichuan, but he is still talking about military strategies." It was all just a joke.

Regarding the battle between Song and Xia, Li Tao only said that the Confucian commanders were "good at planning but rarely successful" when he revised "Zizhi Tongjian Changbian".

Historians of the Ming Dynasty were more straightforward: Song people were boastful and boastful, but their reputations and reputations were untrue.

Wang Fuzhi, the troll, almost chased after others and cursed: There are no generals outside the Zhong clan, and no strategy within the central government. Di Qing's reputation has just begun to show that he is not worthy of command. .

There were three main battles in the first Song-Xia war. Among them, only the initial Battle of Sanchuankou was barely a draw between Song and Xia. The subsequent Battle of Haoshuichuan and the Battle of Dingchuanzhai were both major defeats.

The first peace negotiation between the two parties had little to do with the Northern Song Dynasty. It was mainly due to the deterioration of the relationship between Liao and Xia. In order to avoid being attacked on both sides, Li Yuanhao chose from a political perspective to accept the annual coins and open market offered by the Northern Song Dynasty, and reached the first peace negotiation.

In a sense, scholar-bureaucrats did play an irreplaceable role in the Song-Xia war:
If the scholar-bureaucrats had not been hung up and beaten in various ways, Li Yuanhao would not have been so carefree and picky about the terms of the Northern Song Dynasty peace negotiations. 】

In the Han Chang'an Mansion, Zhang Fei muttered:

"I know that the younger generations are very angry when talking about the Song Dynasty."

"This battle outside the Song Dynasty is really... a blow to the crotch."

Zhang Fei always listened to the younger generation talking about it, so Zhang Fei simply learned and used the new words now.

It has been more than twenty years since he responded to the imperial edict and put down the Yellow Turbans. Zhang Fei feels that it is not too much to call himself a veteran now, and he should be well-informed about war.

And it’s not like we have never seen wars involving crotches. For example, at the beginning of the An-Shi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, famous generals were killed in the camp instead of dying on the battlefield. It was embarrassing enough.

But looking at the performance of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Fei couldn't help but shook his head and added:
"If this Confucian commander wanted to save the Song Dynasty, he might as well go to Liao or Xia, and the Northern Song Dynasty might get a chance to breathe."

"Yide!" Liu Bei said with a slightly louder voice: "Don't make such idle remarks."

But this is just a show, after all, Zhao Da is not a stranger to him now, so speaking like this is suspected of being behind someone's back.

Zhang Fei curled his lips inexplicably, picked up the cup and drank the tea in one gulp: I'm not too thirsty to say the least. Pang Tong stared blankly at the light curtain, then turned to confirm with Kong Ming:

"I remember... this alliance of Chanyuan, should the Song Dynasty win and the Liao Dynasty lose?"

Next to him, Lu Su also came over curiously. He had not seen enough of the light screen and was not very clear about it. Seeing this, Kong Ming nodded, tapped the map behind him with a small ruler, and confirmed with the explanation:
"According to what later generations said, the Liao army sent troops from the north to surround Bianliang, and all the ministers were afraid and were discussing moving the capital and fleeing south."

"Fortunately, the Prime Minister and Assistant Minister asked the Emperor of Song Dynasty to personally conquer, and finally formed an alliance with Chanyuan. The annual tribute coins are equivalent to the kingdom of brothers..."

"Now that I think about it, it is difficult for the Liao to break the city and it is difficult for the Song to retreat from the enemy. If the Liao defends for a long time, the Liao will lose. Therefore, it is not wrong to count the Song as a winner."

Pang Tong was silent, shook his head and said:
"I thought the people of Song Dynasty didn't know what an alliance under the city was."

"I have never heard of anyone who decided to make an alliance under the city based on victory."

Everyone nodded in agreement, Fazheng was keenly aware of the similarity in time, and logically guessed:
"My descendants said before that Di Hanchen left the Song and Xia battlefields to guard against the Liao Kingdom. That means that the Song and Liao Dynasties did not start another war."

"So after the war between Song and Xia ended and peace was negotiated, the Northern Song Dynasty would need coins from both countries every year?"

No wonder later generations have emphasized more than once that the Song Dynasty was rich.

"In the Northern Song Dynasty, while raising healthy children for the sake of Confucian and Commander-in-Chiefs, they also invested the enemy's country's annual coins in order to maintain peace, and also imposed exorbitant taxes and siphoned off the people's wealth."

"If you do this, you can still live for more than 160 years..."

Liu Bei shook his head and could only sigh that he really learned a lot today:
"And since ancient times, when it comes to military use, I have only heard of those who risked life and death in order to win. I have never heard of people who led troops without risking victory or defeat."

"Leading troops in battle only strives for victory. If victory and defeat are ignored, what do you want on the battlefield?"

Perhaps because he was determined to start a full-scale war with Cao's thieves this year, or because he knew how difficult it would be for his second brother to resist Cao in Jingbei and prevent him from entering Jingzhou without retreating, Liu Bei's judgmental words were rarely full of emotion.

After saying that, I felt a little lucky: Fortunately, all my subordinates are pragmatic people now.

On the other side, Zhang Fei whispered to Ma Chao:

"Meng Qi, look at me, brother, you just told me not to gossip, but in the end, you are even more angry than me."

Ma Chao remembered Zhang Fei's silent and distant appearance just now, and now he also imitated:

He sat upright and said nothing, moving a little further away from Zhang Fei.

……

In the Bianliang Hall, several small Huangmen were working with their heads lowered and did not dare to raise their heads or take a breath. Liu Han, the minister of medicine and medicine, also raised his face and was a little embarrassed.

The officials summoned him straight in, but said nothing. They were suddenly excited, and now they looked like they were mourning for their heirs. They were completely different from the officials he knew who could handle everything calmly.

The problem naturally lies in the light curtain, but looking at the thoughtful look on Mr. Zhao Pu's face and the familiar expressions of the servants behind him, Liu Han can only guess that there is indeed a big problem with the light curtain.

Could it be that everything mentioned in it is basically something closely related to the Song Dynasty?

Liu Han was just obsessed with medical skills, so he was dull in words and less intelligent than in deeds.

In fact, just after listening to the officials and Duke Zhao talking about the Northern Han Dynasty and Yang Ye's affairs, Liu Han already had a vague guess in his mind.

It's just that this guess was too nonsense, so Liu Han didn't know what to do for a while.

"Liu Fengyu?" Zhao Pu called softly, waking Liu Han up from his immersed thoughts.

Zhao Kuangyin was in a daze, and then suddenly thought of something:
"Is this Zhenzong Zhao Dechang?"

It's just that the younger generation has briefly talked about everything before and after the Song Dynasty, and when talking about the sound of the candle shadow axe, he said that the eldest son of the younger brother was crazy and the second son was dead, but he skipped the choice of the younger brother's heir.

Now that the younger generation has put in front of them the fact that Song Zhenzong succeeded his younger brother after his death, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly realized:

Zhenzong of Song Dynasty should still be living in Prince Jin's Mansion, feeling anxious all day long.

Zhao Pu recalled it carefully and said:

"De Chong is crazy, and De Ming died, and future generations will tell. Since there is nothing to say after that, Dechang should be the one who was established as the crown prince."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, and soon realized that this was probably the reason why he had not immediately realized that Song Zhenzong was still in the Jin Palace.

The younger brother did not sit on the throne, so the names of several of his heirs have not been changed. For example, the younger brother's eldest son, Zhao Deshong, should be the same person as Zhao Yuanzuo mentioned in the light curtain, but it is really difficult to realize it at the first time.

Zhao Pu waited for the order, and Zhao Kuangyin thought for a while and sighed:

"This child is only eight years old, so why worry?"

"When the restructuring of Taixue is completed, let them enter Taixue, study or practice martial arts. Don't seek fame for nothing and make future generations laugh."

He is not ready to nip an eight-year-old child in the bud. His younger brother, who is truly capable of causing trouble, is now being flattened and rounded in his hands.

After making the explanation, Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and sighed again, and read out the name that just passed by:
"Zhang Yuan..."

And therefore thought of another person: "Huang Chao..."

Immediately his eyes fell on Zhao Pu again: "Zeping."

Zhao Pu was immediately frightened and almost swore to heaven that he would never have any different intentions. Zhao Kuangyin quickly comforted him, saying that he did not mean any insult.

To be honest, Zhao Kuangyin was not unfamiliar with people like Zhang Yuan who surrendered to the enemy and became princes and prime ministers after repeated attempts. After all, such experiences were not uncommon in troubled times, and even Zhao Pu was somewhat similar.

He was fond of studying when he was young, but had no hope of taking the imperial examination, so Zhao Pu just traveled around, and finally met Zhao Kuangyin in Chuzhou and worked with him.

For this reason, Zhao Kuangyin was deeply touched when the younger generation talked about the contradiction between Taixue and the imperial examination.

If one can be fair and impartial in selecting talents, even a poor family can be appointed a marquis and prime minister based on their talent, and become famous all over the world.

On the contrary...this yuan is the best example.

(End of this chapter)