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

Chapter 360 Zhao Kuangyi: Our Song Dynasty is the orthodox one!
{If you win, you have to pay compensation; if you lose, you have to pay your life... No matter how you look at it, it's you, the Song Dynasty, who lose!}
{The shame of a humiliating alliance!}
{Um... Strictly speaking, this is not a humiliating treaty. A humiliating treaty is a humiliating treaty signed under duress after a military defeat.}
{The Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty did not seek peace because they were forced to do so after being defeated in the war, but because both sides no longer wanted to fight.}
{Almost the same. The Song Dynasty was at war on the northwest border, and Wang Chao had no idea what to do with his heavy troops. He was also afraid that the Liao Kingdom was crazy and would abandon Chanzhou and cross the Yellow River from somewhere else to attack Kaifeng.}
{The Liao Kingdom had been fighting for a long time, and there was some unrest inside. A general had died in the front, and there was a Wang Chao hiding in the back who was not sure whether he would be able to come out.}
{Anyway, both sides are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, so this contract was born just right. Except for the content.}
{I learned a new way to cleanse my skin!}

{What is this? It's all in vain! When Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty was confronting the Liao army, he was unable to command General Wang Chao. Wang Chao had more than 50,000 troops at the time, but because he did not obey orders, it became impossible to encircle the Liao army.}
{Moreover, the general of the Liao army was only injured when he was shot, and died that night after being rescued by the Liao army. Therefore, the Song Dynasty did not know that the enemy general was dead at that time, and the morale of the Liao army was low. Otherwise, they would definitely continue to fight! }

……

Great Qin.

"What a mess."

Ying Zheng frowned and looked at the sky.

He has to pay compensation, even if it means spending money.

To put it nicely, it means spending money to buy peace, but isn't the initiative still in the hands of the Liao Kingdom?

If they turn against you the next year, won’t they still want to beat you up? Can you still beat them back?
Besides, is this a question of compensation?

Is he completely giving up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun? !
One covenant, ceding territory and paying compensation were both reached!
And this general...

There is a reason why you are being suppressed.

But I can't imagine...

"King Zheng of Qin", who had always treated the alliance as a waste of time, did not expect that the Liao Kingdom would be so trustworthy.

Is it true that you won’t break a promise for a hundred years?

Then why do you go south so frequently?

Just for the annual indemnity and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?
If the Qin Dynasty only had this much magnanimity, it wouldn't have such a territory!

Ying Zheng didn't believe that he would not take advantage of the initiative.

Isn't this stupid!
The territory of the Qin Dynasty was not given by others just because we kept the alliance!

……

Big man.

"Based on the analysis of the situation at the time, the Liao army was in a dangerous position. As long as the Song army dared to fight back, it could have achieved a deterrent result and gained the upper hand in the peace talks."

Liu Bang looked at little Liu Heng beside him and said seriously.

"It's a pity that Wang Chao doesn't have the courage, and Song Zhenzong might also be afraid that Wang Chao has ulterior motives."

"In addition, the national policy of defending the interior and weakening the exterior also made Zhenzong focus on internal defense, so he did not dare to seize the opportunity of war, and instead ended up with a compromise of paying money and seeking peace."

Little Liu Heng nodded.

"I understand. Father means that we should not be restrained when dealing with the enemy, but should seize the opportunity to kill them with one strike!"

Liu Bang nodded with satisfaction and said:

"That's not what Naigong meant."

The three people around him were speechless. Why did you nod if that wasn’t what you meant?

“But you’re not wrong.”

Liu Bang affirmed little Liu Heng's idea and expressed his true thoughts.

"War...is the most costly and it causes the people to be displaced."

Thinking of the tragic scene of war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang was in a trance for a moment.

"War brings suffering to the common people. Not only does it increase taxes, but it also costs soldiers and more lives through years of fighting and wasting money and lives."

"Given the attitudes of the two families at the time, it was good to have this solution."

"After all, compared to the tens of millions of dollars in military expenses and casualties, it is indeed the best choice."

"As long as the Song Dynasty has the power in the future, it can tear up the treaty and pursue its own plans."

Little Liu Heng nodded, and then reminded:

"Father, this covenant lasted for a hundred years."

Liu Bang waved his hand and said indifferently:
"Hey! Naigong's shameful covenant has lasted for more than seventy years!"

"If it weren't for your grandson's courage, it might have doubled!"

"Then again..."

Liu Bang sighed, and for the first time said gloomily:

"Giving money is better than giving people."

"Compared to spending money, don't you think the marriage is more humiliating?"

With just one word, the whole hall fell silent.

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
“It’s… not easy.”

Liu Heng had some guesses about Song Zhenzong's choice.

"The Chanyuan Alliance was clearly beneficial to the Liao Dynasty."

"According to the agreement, the Liao Dynasty will receive a considerable amount of tribute every year."

"For the Song Dynasty, the nature of this peace agreement was undoubtedly a humiliating surrender, but the actual effect was both good and bad."

Liu Qi turned his head and looked at Liu Heng, wondering:

"Both advantages and disadvantages? I only see that the Song Dynasty's finances have a large amount of additional expenses, and these expenses will eventually be passed on to the people, increasing their burden."

"If what you mean, Father, is the annual tribute in exchange for a hundred years of peace."

"This can only be said to be the Liao Kingdom's keeping its word!"

Liu Heng looked at Liu Qi and was deeply gratified by his courage in suffering for the people.

"That's not what Father meant."

Dou Yifang on the side glanced sideways.

Liu Heng smiled and said:
"Father means that this time can be used to recuperate and reorganize the troops."

"A hundred years is enough time to build an army that will shock the world."

"Spending money to buy time is also a benefit."

"If the emperor a hundred years later is someone like Liu Che, he may be able to recover Yanyun."

Liu Qi curled his lips and muttered:

"Father, you have a good idea. I am just afraid that the emperors Huizong and Qinzong will meet us a hundred years later."

"Maybe by then we will have to follow the example of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and move south."

For the first time, Liu Heng was choked by Liu Qi and was unable to refute.

The Song Dynasty can’t be so... unlucky all the time, right?
……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che narrowed his eyes and tilted his body, suddenly realizing.

No wonder Emperor Taizu of Song’s system was rated less than five points.

No wonder Emperor Taizu of Song’s influence is evaluated so poorly!

"Isn't your Song Dynasty a unified country?"

After Qin Shihuang conquered the six kingdoms by force, he established the first centralized unified country.

China's great unified thought and system have entered a new stage.

However, the fatal flaw of the Qin system was that it only established a great geographical unification, but neglected the theoretical construction of "great unification".

Liu Che was thinking about Han Fei and Li Si.

Han Fei Zi emphasized the dominance of Legalism, and Li Si put it into practice. Although it was successful in the short term, it also caused the instability of the Qin system to be magnified to the extreme.

Until I appeared!

Liu Che raised his sleeves, full of high spirits.

Wei Zifu glanced sideways.

Liu Che was thinking about his own great achievements.

He respected Confucianism but not Legalism, rejected the viewpoints of various schools including Confucianism, and established the most suitable theory.

Looking at the sky, we can see that great unification is the only feasible form of maintaining a country!

"Monism" regards grand unification as the universal law of the universe.

He further elaborated that "the ruler is the source of the country, and his words and actions are the key to all things", indicating that the emperor is the foundation of the world and must set an example for the world.

The people obey the emperor, and the emperor obeys God.

"The Kingly Way" obeys "The Way of Heaven" and is the eternal "orthodoxy"!
The first step is to achieve ideological unification, then eliminate the separatist regimes and establish geographical unification. This is the real unification!
Liu Che turned his gaze to the sky again.

A sneer appeared.

Emperor Shengzong of Liao led his horses to invade the south, captured Jizhou and threatened Kaifeng.

The peace-seeking faction of the Song court requested that Emperor Zhenzong of Song seek refuge in Nanjing or Sichuan.

The Liao Dynasty was very different from nomadic peoples like the Xiongnu and Turks.

They have the conditions, willingness and ability to rule the Central Plains and unify China.

The war between Liao and Song was a continuation of the war of unification.

then……

"This man threw away everything he had gained."

Only focus on the inside and not the outside.

"Ugh……"

Liu Che sighed sadly again.

I’m afraid that a hundred years from now you’ll lose everything inside and outside, and won’t even be able to maintain your orthodoxy.

……

Datang.

Li Shimin reviewed what had happened in general.

Indeed, the hiding Wang Chao is the key to the outcome of this war.

And Emperor Zhenzong of Song...he might not want to settle the matter as soon as possible.

After all, there are the precedents of Shi Jingtang and Zhao Kuangyin.

What if that person comes and wears a yellow robe and offers his land to him?

The Song Dynasty may not be peaceful internally.

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more he believed this to be true!
Emperor Zhenzong of Song wanted to end the war as soon as possible so that he could return and stabilize his rule.

It is ruling that matters.

Otherwise he couldn't explain the situation where they had to pay compensation after winning the battle.

It really challenges my three views!
Spend money to buy peace?
It is easy for the strong to maintain peace, but war is inevitable for the weak!
……

Great Song.

"Hahaha!"

Zhao Kuangyin sat on a stone pier, covering his face and smiling strangely.

Zhao Kuangyi, who was standing by, was horrified by the laughter.

"Brother...why don't you just hit me to vent your anger?"

Zhao Kuangyin ignored him and just kept laughing and muttering.

"Gone. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are gone..."

"The old borders of the Han and Tang dynasties became Khitan territory."

"The Song Dynasty can no longer be unified..."

As for whether there will be a capable ruler to take back Yanyun in the future...

One hundred years!
If they could have the ambition of Emperor Wu of Han, I would die here on the spot!

……

Song Zhenzong period
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by compensation?"

Zhao Heng pointed to the sky and cursed:
"You are misleading the students! You are taking things out of context!"

"I didn't send anyone to the Northern Dynasty! I asked the three departments to send people to Xiongzhou for delivery!"

"I am thinking of the people of Hebei who are suffering from great hardship! I will help them with the local conditions and help them with the military expenses! I will use gold and silk to make up for their shortfall!"

"I am helping the backward Liao Kingdom! That is aid! Not compensation!"

Liu E, who was standing by, wanted to say something to comfort her, but found that she couldn't get a word in.

"Do you know how much the military expenditure was for the war every year in those years?"

"The annual expenditure of only two or three hundred thousand taels is less than one percent of the wartime military expenditure!"

"Once the Song-Liao border trade is opened, it will be very fast! I will make it back immediately!"

……

[Before and after the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance, peace talks between the Song Dynasty and the Dangxiang were ongoing. ]

[In the first month of 1004 AD, the leader of the Tanguts, Li Jiqian, was ambushed by the Tubo people during a meeting with the Tubo people. He was shot with a powerful crossbow and later died of his injuries. Li Deming succeeded his father.]

【Song Zhenzong took this opportunity to negotiate with Li Deming and formally proposed peace terms the following year.】

[After bargaining, the two sides reached a peace agreement in September of the third year of Jingde (1006).]

[The main content is: The Song Dynasty appointed Li Deming as the governor of Dingnan Army and named him the King of Xiping. ]

[Every year, the Dangxiang were rewarded with 40,000 taels, pieces, and strings of gold, silk, and money, and 20,000 catties of tea.]

【Give Li Deming the salary of the inland governor.】

[The Dangxiang promised the Song Dynasty that they would no longer expand their territory, return captured Song officials, disband their army, and release captured Song soldiers and civilians. If border disputes occurred again, they would obey the Song Dynasty.]

[The nature and effect of the Song-Xia peace agreement are similar to the Chanyuan Alliance.]

……

{You are such a coward, Da Song!}
{In fact, if you view the Song Dynasty as a separatist regime like Wei, Shu, and Wu, rather than a unified dynasty, you won’t feel that it is so cowardly.}
{Yes, kick them out of the unified nation team directly!}
{Liao: Big brother, I also want to touch your orthodoxy!}

{The Song Dynasty had a highly developed economy and culture, but its military strength was really weak compared to previous dynasties.}
……

Song Taizong period
"boom!"

"You are presumptuous!"

Zhao Kuangyi slammed the table and glared at him!

And my heart was filled with doubt!
Wipe out orthodoxy? What does he mean?
How dare he? !

The king must be in the center of the world!
This is the orthodoxy of Central Plains!
The legitimacy of the Song Dynasty cannot be shaken!

……

During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
"Absurd! Absurd!"

"What nonsense!"

A group of ministers pointed at the sky in anger, saying that the people were misled by these lies!
"His Majesty."

Ouyang Xiu said with a gloomy face:

"The Gongyang Commentary says: A gentleman is great and upright, and it also says: A king is great and unified!"

"The one who is right is the one who corrects what is wrong in the world, and the one who is unified is the one who unites what is not unified in the world!"

“Since ancient times, dynasties that have achieved great things must have had extremely strong virtues to receive the Mandate of Heaven.”

"Some achievements benefit the common people, or they are accumulated over several generations. You can't rely on just one virtue."

"Only the dynasty that controls the Central Plains and basically unifies the world can be called orthodox."

"Dynasties like the Eastern Jin and the Five Dynasties cannot be considered orthodox, they can only be extinct!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were stunned.

The Five Dynasties don't count? Then the legal theory of the Song Dynasty...

A gentleman is upright and a king is unified.

This sentence suddenly came back to my mind.

Hiss...this is wonderful!
"We, the Song Dynasty's Taizu and Taizong, basically unified the Central Plains."

"This is the end of the lineage! How can it not be unified and orthodox?"

"The theory of the five virtues is a saying used by quacks to cheat people out of money."

"Your Majesty, please do not be gullible."

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(End of this chapter)