The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 348: Death before the Great Deed is Completed

Great Qin.

The huge Zhangtai Palace was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could not be detected.

Several clerks sitting on the west side of the hall stared down at the bamboo slips in front of them, as if there were some great secrets contained therein.

Several palace maids serving beside the imperial desk also bowed their heads and dared not move rashly.

But unlike in the past, the emperor this time actually sat there calmly, without any sense of aggrieved at all.

'There will be no Liu Han in the future.'

"I should be more generous."

Ying Zheng was calm at this time.

One in the south and one in the north, two tiny countries!
How can it shake my heart? !

Even Liu Yu managed to survive!
I have nothing to fear now!

When will your Liu family produce another hero who can sweep the world like Li Shimin?

I would probably high-five in admiration.

……

Big man.

Outside Linhua Hall,

Graceful palace maids carried vermilion lacquered wooden trays and walked in and out of the courtyard.

Liu Bang stuffed the roasted pork into his mouth and chewed it with big mouthfuls.

"Do you think he can conquer Northern Han?"

Liu Ying, who was gnawing on a leg of lamb, looked up blankly.

"what?"

Looking at his silly son's greasy face, Liu Bang said unhappily:
"Ask your mother!"

As soon as the words came out, the four people in the field were all stunned.

Liu Bang quickly added.

"I didn't ask you! Eat yours!"

Liu Ying responded aggrievedly, lowered his head and continued to gnaw.

Liu Bang felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

If you can do anything...

Quickly dispelling these distracting thoughts, Liu Bang leaned over and asked little Liu Heng who was beside Liu Ying.

Putting down the cutlery in his hands, the eight-year-old Liu Heng answered steadily:

"Father, I visited Dai once when I was enfeoffed two years ago."

"The land is small and its production is meager."

"But the geographical advantages are very great."

"If we send troops to attack them, we may not be able to defeat them immediately."

"If the stalemate continues, Northern Han will surely be able to conquer it."

"But if the Khitans send troops to help them."

"The situation is probably not favorable to Emperor Taizu of Song."

Before Liu Bang could ask any questions, Lu Zhi beside him wiped her mouth with a silk towel.

A pair of peach blossom eyes revealed a bit of evil spirit, and said coldly:

"How do you know that the situation is not favorable to Emperor Taizu of Song? Didn't Emperor Shizong of Zhou win?"

Little Liu Heng glanced at Liu Bang, who had a look of indifference on his face.

He had some guesses in his mind, but his face remained calm.

"Report to the Lord of the Palace."

"When King Huiwen of Zhao wanted to attack the State of Yan, Su Dai said that the snipe would peck at his flesh and the clam would close its beak, so the fisherman would catch both of them to stop his thoughts."

"The boy is just working backwards from this."

Liu Bang, who was standing aside, looked at Lu Zhi who remained silent, with a slight smile on his face.

"Heng'er, I called you here because I have something to ask you."

"I intend to make you my successor as Queen."

The two people at the top looked at little Liu Heng, but their eyes were glancing at Liu Ying.

Little Liu Heng looked at the two of them, but also glanced at Liu Ying out of the corner of his eye.

And Liu Ying was opening his mouth wide as if to swallow Zheng Qiu!
Weird? Why is it so quiet all of a sudden?

Little Liu Heng looked at Liu Ying, who was stunned for a moment and then swallowed the loach in one gulp, and sighed imperceptibly.

"I am Liu Heng, the boy, and I am here to greet my father and mother."

……

[In July 968, the ruler of Northern Han, Liu Jun, died, and Northern Han fell into civil strife.]

[In August, Emperor Taizu of Song appointed Li Jixun as the chief commander, Dang Jin as the deputy general, and Cao Bin as the chief supervisor, and led the elite troops to the north.]

[At the beginning of the war, the Song army was unstoppable. ]

[In the first battle, they defeated the Han army, beheaded 2,000 people, captured 500 horses, seized the Fenhe Bridge, burned down the Yanxia Gate, and approached the city of Taiyuan.]

……

On the canopy.

The Song army marched to Taiyuan in one go!
And in Taiyuan, a big flag was raised.

Three words written on the big flag

"Child Emperor"!
The flag is raised!
A team of cavalry arrived instantly!
……

【Song Taizu used both kindness and force, and did not delay in both military offensive and appeasement. 】

[While ordering the army to attack fiercely, he sent messengers to persuade them to surrender. ]

【But the new ruler of Northern Han, Liu Jiyuan, was not afraid of him. 】

[Because he has two magic weapons! ]

[1. The impregnable Taiyuan City. It has never been conquered since Li Keyong! ]

[Second, he also has a Khitan "father."]

[When the Song army attacked, Liu Jiyuan had already submitted a petition to the Liao Kingdom requesting the "father emperor" to formally establish him as the "son emperor."]

【Then he legitimately asked for emergency assistance, calling on the Liao army for help. 】

[In November 968 AD, Taiyuan City was under siege for a long time and Li Jixun withdrew his troops immediately after the Liao army's reinforcements arrived.]

[As soon as the Song army withdrew, the Northern Han and Liao armies seized the opportunity to counterattack, invaded Jinzhou and Jiangzhou, looted them wantonly, and returned with a full load.]

……

{You're running away without firing a shot? Why don't you shoot? Just try! What if you can win?}

{He didn't just fire a single shot, because it was Yelu Dali who came.}
{Four years ago, Li Jixun, who was still a military governor, led his troops to attack Liaozhou in Northern Han. At that time, the governor of Liaozhou surrendered the city. Liu Jun asked the Liao Kingdom for help, and the Liao Kingdom sent Yelu Dari with 60,000 cavalry to help Northern Han.}
{The two fought in Shizhou, and the Song army was defeated and fled.}
{You... after all this fuss, did the Song Dynasty lose to the Liao Dynasty from the beginning?}
……

Later Tang Dynasty: Zhuangzong Period
Li Cunxu could understand what Zhao Kuangyin was thinking.

From a geopolitical perspective, the small Northern Han country was sandwiched between the two great powers of Liao and Song.

Only by conquering Northern Han could the Song Dynasty gain the upper hand in the game with the Khitans and turn passivity into initiative.

After all, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun had been occupied by the Khitan.

If the Hedong area is not pacified soon, it will be like having a tiger lurking at the doorstep, and we will always be in severe border troubles and never have peace.

"Child Emperor..."

Li Cunxu stroked his beard.

Perhaps Shi Jingtang could not be kept.

……

【Faced with Li Jixun's fruitless return, Emperor Taizu of Song prepared to lead the army himself. 】

……

On the canopy.

Huazhou.

He was wearing lamellar armor and a helmet tucked under his armpit.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the general in front of him and said in a deep voice:
"The last time the Northern Expedition failed, it was because of the Liao Kingdom's intervention."

"General Han, I have a question for you."

"If the Liao army comes to aid Han again this time, where will they be sent?"

The general in front of him had beads of sweat on his forehead.

"I am stupid and dare not speak without the military reports from the front line."

Zhao Kuangyin put on his helmet and snorted coldly.

"Wait for the military report to arrive before making any plans. The enemy is already at our doorstep!"

"The Liao Kingdom knows that I will lead the army to help me again."

"The defenses of Zhenzhou and Dingzhou have always been weak, and the enemy will definitely march through this route."

"You can lead the troops for me, march at twice the speed, ambush the enemy, and wait for them to tire out."

"When they come, we will attack them unexpectedly and defeat the Khitan!"

……

[In February 969, Emperor Taizu of Song ordered his younger brother, Zhao Kuangyi, the governor of Kaifeng, to stay in the capital.] [He then led a large army on an expedition, vowing to capture Taiyuan.]

[The army arrived at Huazhou (Hua County, Henan Province), and Emperor Taizu of Song ordered Han Chongyunyu, the governor of Zhangde, to be the commander of the northern front and to deploy defenses in Hebei to intercept the Liao army from advancing southward.]

[In April, the Liao army passed through Dingzhou, and Han Chongyun set up an ambush at Jiashan (northeast of Quyang County, Hebei).]

[The Liao army was caught off guard, encountered an ambush, and fled in all directions.]

……

Later Tang Dynasty: Mingzong Period
"Kaifeng Yin? Tokyo governor?"

Li Siyuan paused while stroking his beard.

Doesn't this man have a son?

Why did you let your younger brother be the prefect of Kaifeng?

The prefect of the capital is the crown prince, and when the emperor is not in the capital, there is a crown prince as regent. How can it be the emperor's younger brother who is the regent?
Then again...why is there no prince?
……

[The Liao army was repelled, and the Liao state fell into chaos because the Sleeping King Liao Muzong was assassinated.]

[Yelu Jing, Emperor Muzong of Liao, was a cruel person who loved drinking and killing, and was moody. ]

[His servants and attendants lived in constant fear, fearing that they might offend the king.]

[Under this high pressure, the servants imitated the old ways of the late Tang Dynasty. ]

[After Emperor Muzong of Liao returned to the palace drunk, several of his servants took the risk and stabbed him to death.]

……

Northern Qi Dynasty: Cultural and Propaganda Period
Gao Yang looked at the wine jug beside him.

I smelled the scent and drank a bowl of water.

……

Tang Xianzong Period
Li Chun avoided the sight of two people, one big and one small, standing next to him.

"I don't love killing!"

……

Liao Jingzong Period

Yelu Xian looked at the sky and coughed vigorously for a while.

Xiao Yanyan, who was standing by, stroked his back.

"Emperor Muzong is very good to me..."

"really good……"

……

[The Liao army was repelled and Emperor Muzong of Liao died.]

【The Song Dynasty had the best geographical advantages and good people! However, things did not go as planned. 】

[In the intercalary fifth month of 969 AD, the Song army had been stationed outside Taiyuan for five months. They had used every possible trick and had even flooded the city twice, but Taiyuan still stood firm in the flood.]

[It just so happened that it started to rain heavily at this time, and an epidemic broke out in the Song army. ]

[The Liao regime was in a smooth transition, and Emperor Jingzong of Liao, who had been in power for three months, sent troops to rescue Northern Han.]

[At this time, the Song army had been fighting for a long time, and the casualties among soldiers and generals were heavy.]

【Under the persuasion of Prime Minister Zhao Pu and Taichang Doctor Li Guangzan, Emperor Taizu of Song ordered the withdrawal of troops. 】

[Song Taizu did not intend to come here in vain. When he retreated, he moved more than 10,000 households near Taiyuan to Shandong, Henan and other places. They were escorted by the imperial army and given food by the court. From then on, they became citizens of the Song Dynasty. ]

[However, the Song army was somewhat embarrassed when they withdrew, and left behind a large amount of baggage, food, cloth, etc. along the way. The grain that fell into the hands of the Northern Han alone amounted to 300,000 hu, and tea and silk each amounted to tens of thousands.]

[The Northern Han Dynasty was able to obtain these items, which helped alleviate some of its difficulties. ]

……

Later Zhou Dynasty: Emperor Shizong's reign
Guo Rong strongly disapproved of Zhao Kuangyin's determination to fight against the Northern Han.

Although the Northern Han had a small terrain, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

A strong attack on Northern Han would inevitably consume a large amount of manpower, and even if Hedong was taken, it would be powerless to shake the Liao Kingdom.

The Northern Han was more than capable of protecting itself, but was unable to provide assistance to Youyun.

Attacking Youyun first can eliminate the possibility of Liao and Han joining forces.

If the Liao people gradually pay more attention to Youyun and the people of Youyun gradually adapt to being ruled by the Liao people, the difficulty of recovering Youyun will suddenly increase.

A quick attack is easy, but a slow plan is difficult.

……

[It was also bad luck. The Song army left first, and the Northern Han Dynasty drained the water. Once the water was drained, many city walls collapsed! ]

[Han Zhifan, the Khitan envoy, lamented: "The king's army (Song army) diverted water to flood the city, but they knew only one thing but not the other. If they knew that it flooded first and then dried up, then all the people in Taiyuan would be wiped out."]

……

Great Qin.

The curtains fluttered in the breeze.

Ying Zheng could hardly hold back his expression.

"This little Taiyuan..."

"Could it be that the Liu family of Han is really blessed by God?"

"If you bring Han to Liu, you will be taken care of by destiny?"

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che held his chin and looked at the sky, sighing in his heart.

It's a fate without luck, it's not the right time.

If we could capture Taiyuan and hold the Yanmen Pass line, it would be enough to block the Khitan cavalry's passage from behind the mountains to the south to Hedong.

Just a little bit different.

……

Datang.

However, Li Shimin also understood the predicament of the Song army.

If the Song army were to remain stationed under the fortified city of Taiyuan for a long time, the treasury would be drained of all its wealth and the people's labor would be exhausted.

When those nearby states that rely on their strategic location hear of this campaign, they may well be excited and have their own ambitions, which could endanger the great cause of unification.

Moreover, if the summer rains come, the rivers and bridges will overflow, roads will be blocked, and food transportation will be delayed. The Song army will worry about being cut off from food and grass.

If we are attacked by the Northern Han and Khitan armies again, the situation will be critical.

All in all, the Battle of Taiyuan dragged on too long and the battle position was wrong.

We should station troops in Shangdang, take their wheat in summer and their rice in autumn, and ease the labor service until the right time comes!

……

After the failure of his expedition to Taiyuan, Emperor Taizu of Song returned to the unification strategy of "first south and then north", defending the north, sending brave generals to garrison the northern states, and occasionally sending soldiers to harass the territory of Northern Han to further weaken its national strength. 】

[Because the ruler of Southern Han was licentious and immoral, and the eunuchs in power maintained their rule through heavy taxes and harsh laws, the people were resentful.]

【Song Taizu decided to take advantage of the fact that Southern Tang and Wuyue were both subdued to attack and destroy Southern Han first.】

[In September 970 AD, the Song army set out to attack the Southern Han. In February of the following year, the Southern Han was destroyed.]

[He obtained 60 states, 214 counties, and 172,000 households.]

……

{My impression of the Southern Han Dynasty is that officials must be eunuchs.}
{All the civil and military officials of the Southern Han Dynasty must stand aside. The more than 7,000 eunuchs each hold an official position and are in charge of government affairs.}
{Even successful candidates who wished to serve as officials in the imperial court had to be castrated first. This was a country of eunuchs through and through.}
{Each of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was absurd in its own way.}
……

Great Yuan·Shizu Period
After eating the mutton cut by the dagger, Kublai Khan mumbled:

"I don't understand you Han family either."

"Why do you like to use eunuchs so much?"

Liu Bingzhong on the side said calmly:

"Because eunuchs are the closest people to the emperor, when eunuchs monopolize power, it is often when the emperor has no trust in the civil and military officials."

"That's why they chose to rely on eunuchs. Eunuchs must also rely on the emperor's power and get the emperor's support before they can rise as a force in the court."

Kublai wiped his hands.

"It seems that Qiesa is still the best."

……

After the fall of the Southern Han, the Southern Tang was terrified. Its ruler, Li Yu, doubled the tribute to the Song Dynasty and changed the name of the country to Jiangnan in an attempt to retain power.

[Fan Ruoshui, a failed scholar from the Southern Tang Dynasty, used a silk rope to measure the width of the Yangtze River near Caishiji under the pretext of fishing. He suggested to the Song Dynasty that they use boats as floating bridges to cross the river and destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, and this was adopted by Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty.]

[In November 975 AD, the Song army captured Jinling, Li Yu surrendered, and the Southern Tang Dynasty fell. ]

[Nineteen states, three military prefectures, 108 counties, and 650,000 households of the Southern Tang were incorporated into the Song Dynasty.]

[In August 976 AD, Emperor Taizu of Song sent Dang Jin, commander of the imperial guards and cavalry, as the commander-in-chief, with Pan Mei and other generals under him, to divide the troops into five groups to attack the Northern Han.]

[Dang Jin's army quickly approached Taiyuan City and defeated the Northern Han army.]

【Liu Jiyuan asked the Liao Kingdom for help.】

[In September, the Southern Prime Minister Yelusha led the Liao army to provide assistance.]

[A fierce battle is about to begin. ]

【The Song army retreated.】

[The retreat was not due to fear of the Khitans, but because of shocking news from Kaifeng.]

【Emperor Taizu of Song has passed away! 】

……

(End of this chapter)