Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Losing the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, the cost of our Great Song defense was extremely high. When the Taizu was in Liao, the Liao Kingdom was still a friendly neighbor of Song, but the Liao people in the late emperor's time deceived our dynasty to invade the south. Although the late emperor always wanted to change this situation, But it is difficult to get out of the predicament. "

"Emperor Taizu was brilliant and mighty, he flattened the Central Plains and shocked the Liao state. Who would have thought that the Liao people invaded the south not long after Emperor Taizu arrived. For this reason, the late emperor went to the battlefield to fight against the northern enemy, but he could not restore the disadvantage. What can I do?" Zhenzong shook his head disappointedly

"Your Majesty, the Song and Liao soldiers are exhausted now. The Liao people continue to plunder because of the hardships of the people. I believe they can't last long. Although the current situation of the Song Dynasty is not good, the products are still abundant. It's not a problem, as long as we can continue to delay for another two years, and then counterattack after our army has recuperated and reorganized, and force the Liao people to enter the DPRK for peace talks, then there will be improvements."

"I hope so." Zhenzong said sadly, "Sixteen states of Yanyun. When will my long-cherished wish for decades in the Song Dynasty come true?"

"As our ancestors wished, if the descendants of future generations can protect the Zhao family's foundation, it will be a great achievement. For the matter of Yan Yun, we can only hope that one day, my Great Song Dynasty will be able to win the generals and fulfill the long-cherished wish of our ancestors."

Both Zhenzong and Defang sighed, Zhenzong raised his hand and said, "Brother, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Defang sat aside, and Zhenzong said, "Brother, there are a lot of trees planted in the north of Bianjing, and they are very dense. I asked the Ministry of Industry. According to records, it was ordered by Emperor Taizu. Do you know why Emperor Taizu is like this?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, when Emperor Taizu fought in all directions and unified the Central Plains, he always prayed for the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people. However, at the beginning of the founding of the country, many officials began to live extravagant lives and wore rare clothes. In order to curb this trend To make all the subjects of the world diligent and thrifty, Emperor Taizu set an example, so at the beginning of the founding of the country, he issued a number of edicts on diligence and thrift, one of which was not to hunt rare birds and animals privately, and required each household to plant trees per person There are five trees per person in the poor households, and one hundred trees in the rich households. When the Song Dynasty entered a stable state, the Liao people began to change. Taizu vowed to take back the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, but because too many troops were involved in the south , so I was worried that the Liao people in the north would take the opportunity to invade the south on a large scale. In order to slow down the fierce impact of the Liao army's iron cavalry, they also began to plant trees in the north of Bianjing and narrow the distance between trees. In the worst case, Liao If people come straight to the capital, the dense woods can also make it difficult for the cavalry of the Liao army to exert their maximum lethality, and use this as a slight buffer." Defang said

"That's how it is." Zhenzong nodded, "Emperor Taizu thought very well. If the south had been pacified earlier that year, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun would have been acquired by Emperor Taizu."

Defang nodded, "Emperor Taizu made many plans for the matter of Yanyun, but it was difficult to implement. What's more, the surrounding area of ​​Song Dynasty was very turbulent, so Emperor Taizu's energy was all focused on stabilizing the current situation."

"Brother, I have something to confirm." Zhenzong looked at Defang

"Proof?" Defang didn't quite understand, "What does Your Majesty want to prove?"

"Brother Huang, do you know of another pile storage?" Zhenzong asked

Defang was stunned for a moment, and replied with a complicated expression, "I know."

"I only know that the first emperor once merged one of the sealed pile warehouses with the inner storage warehouse to form Jingfu Neiku. Later, I heard that there is another one, but it has never been opened because there is no key. Why don't you go and have a look with me? Bar."