The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 7 The Shadow of the Empire

The old man Chen Tonghe talked about his great achievements in the past, and Chen Ergou was satisfied after hearing it. Of course, it was not that the old soldier's words were so pleasant, but Chen Ergou's understanding of the current era he was living in. I have a clearer understanding.

This happened around the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. The reforms of Wang Anshi, the reformer of the Song Dynasty, have basically become a thing of the past, and the famous calligrapher who later danced in the Five Kingdoms City has not yet ascended the throne. Today's official family should be the short-lived hero. Song Zhezong is gone.

This Emperor Zhezong was not a simple man. He ascended the throne at the age of ten and took charge of the government personally. He died young at the age of 25.Even though he was only in power for seven years, in just seven years, this emperor reorganized the Song Dynasty, which had fallen into chaos due to the reform and abolition of the Constitution, into a prosperous and powerful empire.

Especially in the military, the Song army during this period made the once mighty Xixia panic all day long, and expanded its territory to take over the land of Hehuang.

In this regard, apart from Song Taizu who founded the country, the other emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty were complete chickens in front of Zhezong.

By the way, the elite army of the Song Dynasty formed by Zhezong to capture the Hehuang land and defeat the Xixia army twice was actually the result of the chariot god Zhao Kuangyi impromptu racing on the Gaoliang River and ruining the main force of the strategic mobile army that founded the Northern Song Dynasty. , the second strategic army reorganized by the Song Dynasty.

Later, due to improper handling by those in power, this strategic elite quickly weakened and transformed into a regional semi-warlord armed force, also known as the "Western Army".

It can be said that if this Zhezong had not died young, the Northern Song Dynasty in history would definitely have turned into a different look.

Think about what it would be like to have such an emperor who was as wise and decisive as Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, accompanied by famous ministers and generals such as Zongze, Zhang Shuye, and the four Zhongxing generals of the Southern Song Dynasty (Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Liu Qi, and Zhang Jun). scene.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in history.

And Emperor Zhezong of this plane is currently lying on the dragon bed in the palace in Bianliang City, Tokyo, coughing up blood. Even so, he still insists on disposing of the accumulated government affairs in an orderly manner, thus driving the Song Empire towards the right direction. The road moves slowly.

He didn't know how long his broken heart of the empire could keep beating. He only hoped that when the next emperor ascended the throne, the inheritance he would inherit would be richer.

The poor man will never know how much of a loser his next successor really is.

Just when the weak emperor vomited blood again, a figure covered in robes emerged from the darkness, and whispered in a seductive language: "Officials, you should know that my lord Qingbao Tianzun has Great supernatural powers! Great power! Great good fortune! For the sake of the Great Song State that you miss so much, I implore the officials to enshrine the Heavenly Lord, Xiaodao guarantees that your old illness will be cured without medicine."

Zhe Zong sighed and said: "Xu Daochang, don't say any more. If your master Chen Taixu is still alive, he will definitely not say such ignorant words! Now step back!"

The Taoist was speechless and retreated.

After leaving the palace, the Taoist came to a side hall, and a figure who had been waiting for a long time asked in a deep voice: "Senior Brother Xu, have the officials listened to your advice?"

Xu Daoren shook his head and said, "The heart of an official is like a rock, and words cannot shake it!"

The second Taoist said with a smile: "It doesn't matter! This Zhao Guan family seems not to be afraid of death, but a certain family doesn't believe that he can continue to persevere when his oil is exhausted. You must know that there is a great terror between life and death!"

Xu Taoist asked a little unsurely: "What if the officials refuse to let go until death?"

The Taoist even laughed and said: "So what if you don't let go? At worst, let's get another official to persuade you. I believe there will always be an official who is willing to listen to the teachings of Tianzun. Well, what do you think of that Duan Wang?"

Xu Daoren said: "Duan Wang is a man of literary talent and talent, comparable to Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty. However, he has a frivolous temperament, has many talents but little ambition, and is greedy and will never achieve greatness."

The Taoist laughed and said: "Isn't this just what we want? Senior Brother Xu, this is the 'Youdao Mingzhu' we have been waiting for for a long time!"

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Chen Ergou is not aware of the dialogue that took place in the shadow of Bianliang City in Tokyo. At this moment, he is begging Chen Tong to say:
"The kid hasn't been out for more than half a month, and he's already very depressed. Today I took advantage of Qi Bo's power and went out to have some fun. I hope Qi Bo will help me."

Chen Tong'e felt angry and funny, of course, he was mostly smiling. He was decisive in his life, and he had never been fooled by a cunning and lazy kid like this.

Since he was disarmed and returned to his hometown, Chen Tong'e's evil spirit has made it difficult for children in the village to get close to him. This makes Chen Tong'e hide in peace and quiet, but he can't help but feel lonely and desolate.

Chen Ergou's childish behavior gave Chen Tongxi an unusual feeling. He slapped Ergou on the back of the head as if feigning anger. In the past, the iron palm of a warrior who could tear tigers and leopards apart was like brushing willows across a stream. Usually, Ergou didn't feel any pain.

However, Chen Ergou actually received the slap without any dodge. His spiritual perception told him that Qi Bo was not angry or impatient at all, and had no intention of harming him.

Speaking of psychic energy, Chen Ergou actually didn't think of this name at first, but compared to the so-called names such as mana, internal power, supernatural power, and magic power, spiritual energy is the most appropriate.

This thing is very special. It does not depend on the limitations of matter or energy, but depends on Chen Ergou's will and imagination.

After simple experiments, Ergou was convinced that the energy of psionic energy came from the hazy mist surrounding him. He felt that if he wanted, he could use psionic energy to do anything, including creating devastating impact damage and healing wounds. Diseases and even void creations - the premise of doing this is to have a sufficient understanding of the existence you want to create.

Of course, using psionic energy at will is not without harm. Whenever Ergou sucked in the psionic energy around him, he felt that he began to glow, and then began to attract the peeping glances of the shadowy and twisted figures around him.

It was a very awkward feeling, just like a shy person walking naked on a busy street with a lot of people.

No one likes that feeling, it's really unbearable and obviously dangerous.

For a miracle like this that requires the consumption of spiritual energy, Chen Ergou would naturally try his best not to use it.

However, there are some simple applications of psychic powers that are relatively safe, such as sensing the emotions of others, sensing the life around you, etc.

Of course it is equally dangerous and disturbing to engage in a wide range of emotional or vital perceptions.

Chen Ergou's small cheating behavior gave him some advantages in the communication process with Qi Bo Chen Tongsi.Just like now, Chen Tong'e unexpectedly agreed to take Ergou out for some fun.

But before that, Chen Tong'e needed to go home and prepare some travel tools, and Chen Ergou also started to arrange things for himself to travel.

The things Ergou prepared were very simple, a little seasoning such as coarse salt, a roll of rope as thick as a thumb, and a short-handled hatchet. No fire was needed. Ergou could use his spiritual energy to light a fire by himself, creating a candle-sized flame. The flame is relatively safe.

(End of this chapter)