Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 394 The Shame of Jingkang

In the first year of Wei Jingde, on the 7th day of the 12th month of the twelfth month, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty hereby solemnly swears an oath in front of the Emperor of the Great Khitan. We all abide by the letter. We sincerely honor the alliance and use the ceremony of phoenix earth to support the expenses of the army. Every day Two hundred thousand pieces of silk and one hundred thousand taels of silver... delivered to Xiongzhou.

The troops of the border states have each set their own boundaries, and households in the two places are not allowed to invade each other... The trenches are fully repaired, and everything is as usual...

The pledge is made to the gods of heaven and earth, and it is reported to the ancestral temple and the state... With the alliance between Chongqing and Chongqing, we cannot enjoy the country. We must be aware of the fate of heaven and we must kill them together. He is far away from home, specializing in revenge, and does not declare it in vain.

Two hundred and seventy-eight words, each word is like a pearl, as if piercing into the eyes.

Li Ding'an suddenly felt as if he were in the world.

In 1004, the Spring and Autumn Period of Daliao was at its peak.

It was a real period of prosperity: Uighur, Khotan, Shizi, Asalan, Xilie, Uighur, Dangxiang (Xixia), Tufan, Goryeo, Jurchen... More than ten countries, large and small, either surrendered or became ministers. Pay tribute every year.

It was Xiao Chuo who pushed Daliao to its peak step by step, attracting people from all directions.

Counting on her fingers, she has been the regent for twenty-two years, and counting her age, she is only fifty-one.

But after working hard day and night and thinking so hard, I was exhausted. After years of fighting in person, sleeping in the open air, and even getting sick...

She didn't know if it was a sign from heaven, but she suddenly felt as if time was running out?

But the biggest problem remains unresolved: the Song Dynasty in the south.

The two countries fought for as long as Empress Dowager Xiao was in power as regent. Over the past 20 years, Daliao won eight out of ten battles. This year it occupied several counties and next year it occupied several cities... The territory of the Song Dynasty shrunk to the south year after year, and the territory of the Liao Dynasty also continued to shrink year after year. South expansion.

However, it is an indisputable fact that the Song Dynasty's national power was increasingly prosperous due to shrinkage.

Xiao Chuo didn't want to leave his son in such a big danger after his death.

If you don't seek to destroy the Song Dynasty, you may not be able to do it, but at least you must defeat the fear and conquer it.

Otherwise, how will his son be able to secure his position after he dies?

So, she once again led the army to fight.

Then, there was the Chanyuan Alliance.

The process is very dramatic:

Liao history records: At the beginning, the Liao army indeed marched straight in, even conquering Bao, Ding, Ying and other prefectures. The troops were stationed at the foot of Chanzhou City, which was only three hundred miles away from Tokyo City in the Song Dynasty.

Less than a hundred miles further south is the Yellow River. After crossing the river, there is a vast river plain. You can reach Tokyo (Kaifeng) in one day by riding a horse.

Therefore, Da Song panicked.

Prime Minister Kou Zhun and a group of civil and military officials admonished Zhenzong, almost forcing and intimidating him out of Tokyo city: The Liao army will attack Tokyo soon. If you don't lead the army to conquer in person, your Zhao family will be destroyed.

Zhao Heng had no choice but to fight in person.

Song History also records that when Zhao Heng arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, he refused to go forward. It was Kou Zhun who threatened him again: If your majesty cannot reach the Yellow River, people will be even more panicked and defeat will be certain (do you still want the Zhao family)?
Zhenzong had no choice but to cross the river.

I don’t know if this is the case, but after the Chanyuan Alliance, Kou Zhun was demoted for many years, and finally he was demoted to Leizhou as Sihu to join the army (seventh grade), and died as a guest in a foreign country...

The history of the Liao Dynasty also recorded: Seeing Zhao Heng appear in the north city of Chanyuan, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and they launched a counterattack, as fierce as a dragon or a tiger, winning consecutive battles and victories.

There are also records in the history of the Song Dynasty: "Biography Fourteen (Kou Zhun)": The guards entered the chariot, and the emperor then crossed the river and guarded the north gate tower. Seeing Yu Gai from far and near, they cheered enthusiastically, and the sound was heard for dozens of miles. The Khitans looked at each other in astonishment, unable to form a line...

It is no exaggeration that the two countries have been fighting for more than 20 years. For the first time, the Song army killed important generals and even famous generals of the Liao Dynasty like Xiao Taolin (then the general of the guard and the grand master of the school).

The morale of the Song army became stronger.

Empress Dowager Xiao saw that there was no way to fight, and because the supply line was too long and morale was getting low, she decided to negotiate for peace.

Zhao Heng also agreed to negotiate peace... Is it amazing?
It is estimated that the fear of Khitan has been imprinted in his bones.

Many important ministers disagreed, but Kou Zhun was still the leader. He worked hard to remonstrate with him. He broke the pieces and told Zhao Heng: The enemy's troops are exhausted and their horses are exhausted. Our army's morale is high. We should take advantage of this opportunity to guard all the arteries and defend the enemy's encirclement. Annihilate them, and then take advantage of the victory to go north and recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun...

Zhao Heng refused to listen and said that Kou Zhun supported his troops and respected himself (at that time, Kou Zhun was ordered to know the military affairs and monopolize power).

What can Kou Zhun do?
If he dares to say one more word, when he returns to Tokyo, his head will be in a different place and his family will be exiled...

If you are like this, then let's do it... Of course, this is Li Ding'an's own imagination.

Then, there was the Chanyuan Alliance: the Song Dynasty supported the Liao army with 200,000 pieces of silk and 100,000 taels of silver every year...

Here’s the key point: This was signed under the premise that the Song Dynasty completely took the military initiative and was at a great advantage.

I just can’t figure it out…

After that, the Liao and Song Dynasties were peaceful and peaceful for more than a hundred years without any disputes.

Empress Dowager Xiao's wish was fulfilled. Starting from the next year, she slowly returned power to Yelu Longxu. She died three years later.

She was posthumously named Empress Dowager Xiaocheng, but was known as "Empress Dowager Chengtian" in history.

From a fair point of view: she deserves...

The Song Dynasty also completely lost the only chance to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun. As a result, it completely became a free rein for the barbarians until the founding of the Ming Dynasty more than three hundred years later...

Looking back at the previous piece of yellow silk, Li Ding'an suddenly remembered the origin of this thing: this is the poem "Khitan Exit" written by Zhenzong's master after he returned to the court, to express his merits, and he was ordered to be crowned a quasi-book stele. , and set up a stone at the place where he led his army to camp.

There are only sixty characters. Guess how long Zhenzong carved it?

It is a full 200 meters long and 3.6 meters high. It was called "Huiluan Stele" in history. Now there is still half of it in Puyang (formerly Chanzhou), 101 meters long and 31 characters left.

Li Ding'an felt that he could completely imagine Zhenzong's mood at that time: Han Wu, Tang Zong... Haha!
But I can’t figure out what kind of mentality he had when he wrote this poem and carved this monument?
God always helps me... Yes, God gave me a chance, but you didn't grasp it?
So what are you happy about?

……

Looking at the national certificate again, yes, it is a national treasure, and it is a national treasure among national treasures. But I always feel that something is missing.

When Yang Liazhenjia saw this thing, he was probably filled with contempt: Isn't it to blame that the Song Dynasty was so weak?
Then, they crushed all the bones of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty into slag...

Shaking his head and sighing, he opened the third cover and inspected it.

Looking at it again, I choked in my throat:

Chen Huan said: If you go back on your kindness and ask for mercy, it will be a lot of trouble for you. If you ask for orders and beg for mercy, you dare to abandon the ritual of leading a sheep. Looking up to pray for you, looking down at Ling Jing, your minister Huan Cheng was frightened and paused. Taking Khitan as a neighbor, we have loved each other for a hundred years; we have made great money to build a country, and we hope for eternal happiness...

His younger brothers Yun Wangkai, Jing Wangqi, Qi Wangmo, Xin Wangzhi, Xu Wangdi, Yi Wang, He Wangshi, as well as the prime minister Bailiao, the whole country's scholars, people, monks, Taoists and senior soldiers, went out of the suburbs to watch the tower to wait for the crime to be heard. . Chen Huancheng was frightened and paused.
Words of caution.

On the twelfth month of the fourth year of Tianhui, Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty paid homage to the emperor...

Is this... the surrender that Song Qinzong presented to the Jin Dynasty during the Jingkang Incident?

How did it drop?

From the time of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, people would go bare-chested, put on a sheepskin, tie a rope around their neck, be led by a golden man, and then crawl... This is the sheep-leading ceremony.

There was also the Breast Offering Ceremony: the concubines, princesses, etc. were stripped of all their clothes and covered with sheepskins. They were also led by Jin soldiers and escorted all the way from Kaifeng to the ancestral temple of the Jin Kingdom for worship...

I understand everything that happened along the way and what happened after that.

Not only was it humiliating, but there were also times when the Jin army was short of food and grass...

Think again about Yang Liazhenjia's expression when he saw this letter of surrender: I think he almost laughed out loud...

Li Ding'an gritted his teeth.

This is history, and it should be viewed from a rational and fair perspective, but why do you feel so angry?

……

People outside were confused.

No, you are just studying a cultural relic. You are gritting your teeth and staring... Why do you feel like you have met an enemy?
Wang Yongqian looked at it for a long time, and the more he looked, the stranger he became: "Professor Lu, what's wrong with him...are the cultural relics worthless?"

"Probably not!"

Lu Benzhi thought for a while, "Maybe he saw something that was holding his breath."

"Holding your breath?"

"Yes, I remember that there was a time when Li Ding'an was running around in the Forbidden City and had the same expression when he saw historical materials such as "Ten Days in Yangzhou" and "Three Massacres in Jiading"."

There may be more than that. I remember Lao He also said: Don't look at this kid, he is a ghost and a ghost, sometimes he is quite pissy.

Otherwise, if Lin Ziliang didn't mess with him, why would he be chasing after him?

Wang Yongqian looked stunned: Li Ding'an's mentality...is there something wrong?

To engage in archaeological research, we must not only study and understand history, but also understand history...

But Lu Benzhi smiled: "It's normal. At his age, he is full of passion and cannot work on his own..."

Wang Yongqian was stunned.

He just remembered that Li Ding'an was more than one round younger than him...

But to be honest, they have known each other for so long and have a good relationship. Wang Yongqian has never felt that there is any cognitive gap between the two because of their age...

It just feels weird and makes me want to laugh a little bit.

After a pause, he knocked on the glass.

Li Dingan ignored him.

Knock again.

"what?"

Still impatient?

"what is that?"

Wang Yongqian pointed to the red silk in his hand.

"Return to Luan Monument!"

I feel like I have an impression, but I can't remember it for the moment.

"It should be the poem "Khitan Departure" written by Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. It is most likely authentic!"

Lu Benzhi also knocked, "Li Ding'an, what are the other two letters?"