After Shao Song

Chapter 67 Another discovery
Xiao Ta Buyan gave her husband a delicate hand that was rubbing his temples and frowned slightly. Yelu Dashi felt puzzled and said, "What's going on?"

"I may be too extreme. After hearing what the Lord said, I thought of the news and thought that it would be great if the Zhao Song family was involved in the rebellion at the foot of Lishan Mountain. I am really too petty!" Xiao Ta Buyan, after all, It's not the queen mother who will hold the power alone in the future, she was a little embarrassed when she said that, and stroked the pendant bead on her forehead.

Yelu Dashi smiled when he heard this, drank a glass of wine, and said: "Queen, you are being frank, but in fact it's not just you. There are several ministers in the court who don't think so in their hearts. They are just embarrassed to say it. Even I, don't you look forward to that?" Cangzhou Zhao Jiu died in front of me."

Xiao Ta Buyan was a little surprised and said: "But I feel that the Lord has always been sympathetic to the Zhao and Song officials."

"Indeed, Zhao Jiu is one of the few people I admire for his popularity and ability. But Queen, you don't think that the alliance between Song and Liao for hundreds of years means we are sincere brothers. Now we are no longer Tan. It’s time for the Yuan Alliance, otherwise, why do we continue to march westward? Is it possible that Yelu Yanshan is the only one who thinks about his hometown? Why don’t I want to return to our hometown? Why don’t I want to return to Linhuang Mansion to see the reed flowers again, and then rise in the autumn sun? During the picnic in the city, we recited the saying "Jianjia is green, white dew is frost"? Then we took Yilie and Pu Suwan (their son and daughter) to Yanyuntai to see the merits of our ancestors, and also went to Shangjing Road to pay homage to Baima Qing Cow? But the tower is smokeless. We all understand that it is impossible. There is no Song Zhenzong in the Song Dynasty today!" As he revealed his true feelings, he even used the word "I" in a private conversation between husband and wife.

After all, if the Liao Dynasty is immortal, is he really willing to come to this land thousands of miles away and start from scratch with a bright future?

Xiao Ta Buyan was heartbroken when he heard it, but he also understood that her husband was right, so he forced a smile and said, "No wonder Brother Yelunu asked you to discuss with Zhao Guan's family to exchange Hexi Six States and Ketun City for Yanyun Sixteen The land of Liaodong outside the state has been reprimanded by you, not to mention Zhao Song's officials, his subordinates, civil and military, will not agree, and it will only add obstacles to the trade between the two countries."

Yelu Dashi held his wife's hand, sighed and said: "You understand this, and I will feel relieved in the future. Although the gift from Princess Zhao Song is a small matter, it is also a small favor. I heard that Zhao Jiu loves three very much. As a daughter, it’s never wrong to be polite.”

He is very optimistic about his wife in his heart, but he doesn't want to praise her so much that he will not be able to recognize the reality in the future.

Perhaps wanting to let her husband relax, Xiao Ta Buyan started to squeeze his shoulders again, and said casually: "Yes, I will definitely take care of it. Speaking of which, I heard that Zhao Song's family originally had many children, but unfortunately they were all lost. In that catastrophe, only two surviving early years were sent back. There were rumors earlier that he remembered the tragedy all over his family and didn't like it, but it seems that the rumors are not accurate!"

"Of course these are nonsense." Yelu Dashi also relaxed and said casually: "As a man, when the earth collapses and the mountains destroy the strong men, naturally they can't care about anything except preserving their own strength to plan for the country and revitalize the ancestral industry. . But life is getting better, why would I despise my own flesh and blood? I can only blame myself for not having the ability to protect them. Otherwise, I am the same as Emperor Zuo of Chaotian and the Supreme Emperor of Song Dynasty. But if that is the case, I There’s no need to worry so much.”

Zhao Guan's family, who asked Yelu Dashi to bother, arrived in Lingzhou within the Ningxia Road on March [-]th of this year. For this reason, Ningxia Manager Hu Hongxiu was so nervous that he didn't sleep well for two days, so he quickly sent to Datong Road Manager Ren Baozhong and Li Shifu. He wrote a letter and asked the latter to bring a small number of soldiers to protect him.

After all, there are many ethnic groups in Ningxia such as Tubo and Xiang, and not everyone expects the Song Emperor to rule the world. There have been constant conflicts over the years, and there might be an assassin somewhere.If something happens again, it's probably not Lishan's ridiculous misunderstanding, but a real bloodshed.Ren Baozhong and Li Shifu, as party members, are only more worried than him, and they know how powerful they are.

However, Li Shifu's commander-in-chief was stationed at the border to guard Mongolia. How could he dare to leave Datong without any intention.Fortunately, his superior, Qu Duan, was considerate and had the safety of the official family at heart. He asked to temporarily replace Li Shifu at the garrison and exchanged someone for him to accompany him. Although Zhao Guan's family felt that they were making a fuss out of a molehill, they also understood the concerns of their ministers. , reluctantly agreed.

Therefore, a few years ago, Lingzhou, which was still in the hinterland of Xixia, now has two thousand soldiers in the front of the imperial camp, five hundred in the middle army of the imperial camp, Li Shifu, the deputy commander of the cavalry army in the imperial camp, and one thousand five thousand under his command, and one thousand in the rear army of the imperial camp, totaling 5000 troops. .

Those who knew he was here to control the river, but those who didn't know thought he was going to fight a small battle with the dragon on his back!
But when it comes to river management, Zhao Guan's family has really learned a lot after going out this time. It turns out that cold floods not only occur in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, but also cause heavy losses in Ningxia!No wonder Zhao Tongpan was exhausted and fell on the river embankment before.

Liu Hongdao looked at Zhao Guan's family sitting on the river beach for a long time without saying anything, and felt a little ashamed. After all, he, the governor of the river, seemed to have done nothing serious these days except sorting out documents. The measurement of the river and the analysis of the hydrology was Zhao Zicheng, the general judge and part-time member, who was in charge. The person who supervised and actually found the criminals was Xiao En, the censor of the river patrol. On the Jingdong Road side, I heard that You Xuexu also did an impressive job. The flood discharge route had been mapped out, and he was just waiting for his boss to sign and report it to the officials.

So, are you worthy of the extra salary?
In response to this, he had no choice but to step forward and persuade him: "Guanjia, the wind and sand in the northwest are strong, you should take care of yourself." Seeing that the people on the seat did not respond, Yang Yizhong winked at him calmly, so he had to bite the bullet and said : "Actually, this phenomenon of cold floods has existed since ancient times. It is caused by the geographical location and the shape of the river. For the Yellow River, when the river thaws in early spring, the ice and water flow down, the ice is blocked, and the water level rises, forming a serious cold flood. It will flood farmland and destroy dikes. Especially officials have said that after the founding of Xixia, they did not pay attention to protecting the ecological balance and soil erosion, let alone control it. Therefore, this phenomenon occurs in Ningxia and Hedong, that is, ice jams occur in river sections. Backlogged water causes flood disasters. Previously, the Hancheng County magistrate asked the old farmers to predict that there would be a flood this year, so he forced the farmers to use huge rocks to cut ice regardless of the reputation."

Zhao Jiu finally responded and said, "This county magistrate has done a good job. Do you know his name?"

Liu Hongdao replied: "The officials must have never expected that this person's name is Wang Jue, and he is the great-grandson of King Wang Shu (Wang Anshi). He was granted the title of Xuanyi Lang in his early years. As a result, he joined the army after Jingkang and later became a civil servant." Then Zhao Jiu really couldn't think of it, "If that's the case, why is he still a county magistrate after ten years, and he doesn't look like an incompetent person? He is not from a public cabinet, so is he also being discriminated against?"

I don’t quite understand this Liu Hongdao, but isn’t there Yang Yizhong who knows everything?He explained with a complex look: "So that the officials will know that King Wang Shu originally came from Linchuan County on the West Jiangnan Road. After Jingkang, Wang Jue and others also fled back to their hometown. Later, because they were not angry about the national humiliation, they served under the nearest King Zhang Qi. But... His temper was very similar to that of his great-grandfather. He once accused the King of Qi of being greedy for money and lust, but refused to save Mr. Zhang when he saw him in danger. Moreover, he did it in front of others, but the officials praised King Wang Shu, so he was driven home by the King of Qi. Later, before the First World War in Yaoshan, he voted for Wang Yan, the prince of Anyang County, but he repeatedly said that he should not privatize the army. So when the government consolidated Guanxi, he was transferred to a civilian position, but because of his participation in Liu Xianggong's narrow-minded Selfish. That man had no choice but to work for Xianggong Hu Yin, and finally stayed. It is said that Xianggong Hu felt that he had no one under his command after taking charge of the overall situation of Yanjing, so he intended to recommend this person as an official. However, he wanted to complete this because the people's livelihood in Hancheng was poor. Let’s decline later.”

The Zhao family was stunned when they heard this. This is a great great-grandfather of the same kind. I'm afraid it wasn't Wang Anshi's reincarnation.

With this temper, he was still an official, and he was not tortured to death or exiled because of the blessing of his ancestors.

No wonder, Hu Yin had a good temper with this person, "I think he has done a great job this time. The construction of Yanjing is slow because there are no such capable ministers. Let him finish the spring plowing and go to Yanjing." The government recommends officials. Over there, go and say hello to the staff."

Liu Hongdao and Yang Yizhong hurriedly said yes. Only then did Zhao Guanjia stand up, looking at the fields not far away that were messed up by the flood, and sighed: "We still have to go out for a walk in the future. Otherwise, how can we know many things while sitting in a temple?" What’s the inside story?”

Yang Yizhong, who was already relieved, suddenly felt suffocated and felt that he might die young if he continued like this.

But he couldn't help but think too much, because the sun was setting and the Zhao Guan family had finished sighing and had to go find Hu Jinglue to have dinner and chat.
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Small theater extra-——
The 2022 postgraduate entrance examination questions for the History Department of Yenching University (Chinese History):

Please briefly describe the impact of the Golden River Alliance.

standard answer:

The Jinhe Alliance refers to the alliance held by Zhao Jiu, the founder of the Song Dynasty, on the banks of the Jinhe River in Houtao (in the Baotou area) in the autumn of the sixth year of Jianyan in the Song Dynasty. The participants included Emperor Yelu Dashi of the Western Liao Dynasty and King Boer of the Eastern Mongolia. Bu Le, Mongolian King Kele Huer Zahusi and Gaochang King Bilu Gebuti and others.The premise of this alliance was that Song and Liao would join forces to carve up Xixia and force the Jurchens to withdraw from the Houtao area. It was the first time the Song Dynasty took the initiative since Jingkang and achieved complete victory.The specific impacts are as follows:
First: The Song-Jin war entered a stage of strategic stalemate. The Song army took the initiative to cut off the puppet Qi and Xixia who had surrendered to the Jin country, and united with the Western Liao and Mongolian tribes who had a strong desire to resist the Jin, forcing Korea to remain neutral.Removed obstacles for the strategic counterattack, and strengthened the anti-golden thinking within the imperial court.

Second: redefining the relationship between Song and Liao, clearing away the sense of humiliation within the Song court towards the Tanyuan Alliance, thereby establishing a century-old political pattern in Asia.

Third: Through the coronation ceremony, Western Liao and Eastern and Western Mongolia were blurred into Song Dynasty vassals, creating conditions for the subsequent return of the six Hexi states.

Fourth: The peaceful trade model established after the alliance promoted multi-ethnic integration and Mongolian Sinicization reform.

　Haha, a descendant of Wang Anshi appears. If this style had not been for his ancestors, he would have been tortured to death.

　　However, this man was really a hero in history who fought against the Jin Dynasty in the Northern Expedition. Unfortunately, there was no record later.

　　I'll be late today because I have to do nucleic acid tests.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)