Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 219 No matter if it's true or not
Stains of sweat appeared on Zhang Zhan's forehead, and he bowed and said, "What the officials said is that a lot of ghosts and snakes appeared from all sides, but the thieves never showed up, and Zhou Jie from the Cao gang didn't make any changes."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned, sighed after a while, and said: "This group of thieves can be passed down for hundreds of years, and they are naturally not comparable to ordinary forces who have participated in and even tried to manipulate the great events of stealing the country and seeking the emperor. Moreover, they have always been cautious in doing things. If you are not sure, you will never make a move.”

"However, based on my understanding of Ye Chen, the matter of the star jade pendant that day may not be taken seriously."

"The official means..." Zhang Zhan asked cautiously.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Zhang Zhan, snorted coldly, and said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, it's better to keep this star jade pendant in the palace. If it's really useless, use it to exchange half of the world with that Chen Jingyuan, and it will also make me happy in the future." Erlang of the forbidden army should die less. It’s just a treasure handed down from Ye Chen’s sect, and it’s a loss of face for me to come forward to ask for it.”

Zhang Zhan said: "I understand, I will definitely send out the masters of the Wu De Division to take the Tianxing Yupei spear from the thief."

Zhao Kuangyin looked outside the door, and said, "Then Guo Wuwei's younger brother, Xing Xiyang, the second disciple of Zhang Wumeng of the Taiping School, has already been brought into the palace?"

Zhang Zhan said: "Reporting to the official family, Xing Xi Yangchen has brought it, and it is outside the hall."

Sitting on the throne, Zhao Kuangyin watched Zhang Zhan walk in with a middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest, sizing up the middle-aged Taoist priest with scrutiny in his eyes.

This person has an ordinary face, the type that will not be noticed when thrown in the crowd. The only thing special is the pair of overly vicissitudes of the eyes, which makes him appear to be in his thirties at first glance, but if he looks at him , I always feel that he is not young, he is already 50 years old, or even 70 years old.

But what really makes people feel that this person is extraordinary is that he is dressed in an ordinary Taoist robe, but the dusty aura emanating from his body can't be concealed no matter what. When Zhao Kuangyin's eyes fell on him, he felt a sense of clarity. The breath of the breath blows towards the face, and the heart can't help being peaceful.

Zhang Zhan knelt down to salute, but the middle-aged Taoist just clasped his fists like an outsider, and said, "The poor Taoist Xing Xiyang has seen His Majesty." He seemed neither humble nor overbearing.

Looking at the middle-aged Taoist priest, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and his appreciation was undisguised, but then he remembered what Zhao Pu said a few days ago, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

When Zhao Pu returned to the court just after the Northern Expedition in the Northern Han Dynasty in June last year, he once said to Zhao Kuangyin earnestly and earnestly: "There are four forces in the world that are the source of disasters. Apart from the mysterious force lurking in the Great Song Dynasty, it is the Northern Taiping Sect. , Southern Tianyi, and the Maitreya Sect rooted in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Among them, Tianyi is best at manipulating and playing with important officials of the royal family with sorcery. Maitreya Sect is best at bewitching the people, defrauding the people’s fat and anointing, and inciting the people to make trouble. He is best at bewitching emperors. Guo Wuwei's position in the court of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Khitan emperor's indulgence in Taiping Sect, and even wanting to worship Zhang Wumeng as his teacher can be seen how deep the Taoism of Taiping Sect is in this respect. .”

When he was in Jinyang that day, perhaps because Guo Wuwei had many scruples, he didn't dare to act presumptuously.Now when this Xing Xiyang met, without making a sound, he greatly increased his goodwill, which is really a bit evil.What Zhao Pu said has to be guarded against!
Zhao Kuangyin had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he didn't show anything on his face. He first signaled Zhang Zhan to stand up, then nodded gently at the middle-aged Taoist priest, and said to the left and right: "Show Daoist Xing a seat."

"Daoist Xing went south this time, and he should have met Guo Wuwei in Jinyang. Guo Wuwei has already told the Taoist priest what he wants to say, right?" Zhao Kuangyin said straight to the point.

Xing Xiyang saw that Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were clear now except for the bright eyes at the beginning, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, thinking that this Zhao Kuangyin is worthy of being the founding emperor of a country, and indeed he is not comparable to the weak and sickly little emperor of Khitan.You must know that all descendants of Zhang Wumeng's lineage will practice a special kind of kung fu. After this kung fu is successful, when they come into contact with people, when they run the kung fu, they will naturally emit a strange aura, which makes people around them involuntarily , but subtly developed a good impression and trust in him.For those who are not determined, it is possible to just bow down and worship.

The disappointment in Xing Xiyang's heart also did not show on his face, and even his demeanor and demeanor became more and more unpredictable. He looked at Zhao Kuangyin and said, "Your Majesty! Brother Guo has already told Pindao that in the past few months, my Taiping Sect I also tried my best to investigate the origin of that force, and I have already gained something."

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help shaking when he heard the words, his eyes flickered, and he said anxiously, "What gain?"

When Xing Xiyang saw Zhao Kuangyin's reaction, he couldn't help cheering up. He wanted to give you some sweetness first, and let you see the methods of my Taiping sect. Thinking like this, he said: "Your Majesty, you have heard of the seven sects and five surnames of the Tang Dynasty. As well as the Inheritance Hall and the Devil's Cult?"

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes flashed with divine light, and he stared at Xing Xiyang, instead of answering the latter's question directly, he said, "Please continue, Daoist Xing."

Xing Xiyang sneered in his heart, but his expression was too calm.

"It's a long story, and the history of this power is quite long. Hmm... Your Majesty should have heard of the seven sects and five surnames of the Tang Dynasty. They are Qinghe Cui, Boling Cui, Fan Yanglu, Xingyang Zheng, Longxi Li, Zhao Jun Li and Taiyuan King. They were the most prestigious noble families in the Tang Dynasty, and the seven most powerful clans. There was a Qinghe Cui family who disliked the Tang royal family's blood of Hu people and refused to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. Xue Yuanchao, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty It is the biggest regret in my life that I have not been able to marry a daughter from a family with seven clans and five surnames. From these two incidents, we can see how great the power and influence of these clans are..." Xing Xiyang said.

"However, these clans were extremely prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, and the crisis of their survival was also buried at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Among the founding officials who were enshrined in Lingyan Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty, one-third were from the Huns, Xianbei, and Turks. Tang Taizong Li Shimin not only has Hu blood, but Tang Gaozu Li Yuan used the Turkic troops at the beginning of the founding of the country, so after the founding of the country, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty naturally abandoned Sui Wendi and took the Chinese orthodox as the main and the barbarians as the second. Its national policy emphasizes the integration of Hua and Barbarians."

"The Sifang Yi people have their own political system, military power, and culture different from the Han people. However, the Tang Dynasty indulged them and did not suppress them, and hidden dangers were gradually buried. Yun, taking advantage of the Turkic civil strife and successive years of natural disasters, he wiped out the Eastern Turks and split the Western Turks, and his military power shocked the world. The Hu people naturally surrendered to him, but the remaining four barbarians who obeyed the Tang Dynasty were only one. The name, the strength has not been restrained at all, on the contrary, it has grown stronger."

"In the last years of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the power of the founding soldiers gradually faded. At that time, the Tubo Zanpu Songtsan Gampo's power increased greatly after annexing the Qiangs, so he raised 20 troops and forced him to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Taizong believed that marrying a woman can equal ten heroes. Wan, so he gave up using force, agreed to the marriage, and brought various skills such as medicine, construction, craftsmanship, farming and mulberry to show friendship."

"Unexpectedly, as a result, Tubo became more prosperous and powerful, but its ambitions grew even worse. Princess Wencheng was still alive, and the friendship with relatives still existed. Tubo invaded Tang again, defeated Tang general Xue Rengui in Dafeichuan, Xiping, and defeated more than [-] Tang troops. Tuyuhun fell. Tubo got a sweet spot, and since then they have invaded the frontiers for years, successively occupied the four towns of Kucha, Yanqi, Khotan, and Shule in Tang'an, and controlled the entire Western Region."

"In Wu Zetian's time, Wang Xiaojie, the general manager of the Wuwei Army, defeated Tubo and finally regained the four towns of Anxi. However, during Tang Zhongzong's time, Datang continued to adopt the kinship policy at the request of Tubo, marrying Princess Jincheng to Tubo Zanpu, and foolishly The land of Jiuqu in the west of Hexi was bestowed on Tubo, euphemistically called the land of Tangmu for Princess Jincheng. The soil in the land of Jiuqu was fertile, and after getting the land of Jiuqu, Tubo became even more powerful, and its strength increased greatly. So it began to rebel In the Tang Dynasty, when the barbarians of the Tang Dynasty made Anlu Mountain rebellious, Tubo took the opportunity to occupy Hexi and Longyou, until they brought the entire Anxi Protectorate under their control."

"Seeing that under the so-called national policy of integrating Hua and Barbarians, the power of the Hu people is growing day by day, and the population of the Hu people is increasing rapidly. Some wise people among the powerful and high surnames like the seven clans and five surnames feel very disturbed. They are worried that such connivance If it continues, there will be another tragedy of Wuhuluhua."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin interjected with emotion: "For those who are not of my race, their hearts must be different. Rong Di's attitude is not the same as that of Hua!"

Xing Xiyang said: "What your Majesty said is very true. This sentence is a sentence in "On Migration of Soldiers" written by Jiang Tong from Jin Dynasty. Less than ten years after he wrote this political commentary, there was a riot of chaos. Tragedy, the Huaxia tribe was almost wiped out. These people of the seven clans and five surnames believed that the tribe of Yidi should not be confided in their hearts! The Tang Dynasty trusted and indulged the Yidi too much, and even had many military and political powers gathered in one body like a country within a country. Even if they are all barbarians, this is raising tigers to cause trouble. Once the court is unable to control it, it will inevitably lead to another tragedy. Moreover, those who bring disaster to China must be the barbarians, so I am extremely worried."

Xing Xiyang knew very well that the reason why their Taiping sect was able to confuse the king was because their direct disciples all had insights and understandings that did not belong to the prime minister of a country, otherwise what would they use to confuse the king and the court.It was the case that Guo Wuwei was able to rule half of the Northern Han court, and the same is the case that Zhang Wumeng was able to become the guest of the Khitan royal family.If Xing Xiyang wanted to be valued by the Emperor of Song Dynasty, the influence of the exercises alone was not enough, even if they told the secrets about the temple that they had mastered, it was still not enough, they also needed to show their extraordinary insight.

Sure enough, Zhao Kuangyin thought it was true, nodded slightly, and said, "What Xing Zhenren said is true." Before he knew it, Zhao Kuangyin's address for Xing Xiyang had changed from Daoist to Daoist.

Xing Xiyang sighed with emotion, and then said: "Since ancient times, my country has changed, the world has changed, and the court has changed, mostly due to internal disputes within the Huaxia clan. The seven clans and five surnames are China's orthodox, so no matter who becomes the emperor, these nobles The interests of the great clans will not suffer too much loss. However, once the barbarians of the foreign clans bring disasters to the Central Plains, these big clans will bear the brunt of the victims. Maybe the huge families that have been passed down for hundreds of years will disappear, so they think that they should respond as soon as possible. Since the country cannot survive, it must survive its own family. A powerful family that has been passed down for hundreds of years is no small matter, and there are not a few wise people."

(End of this chapter)