Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 303 The Pursuit of Cannon Fodder

No one thought that it would be Empress Cao who gave the conservatives a fatal blow.

Outside the palace, there was Li Buqi, who was exhausted by the literati party because the common people were eagerly waiting to get back their hard-earned money. Inside the palace, Empress Cao was in control of the palace, and completely suppressed Han Qi and the others with righteousness.Today's queens are inferior to Empress Dowager Cao in terms of seniority, prestige, and connections. Since Empress Dowager Cao decided to go to the front of the stage, she did not hesitate to replace the newcomer promoted by Zhao Shu with the old man from Zhao Zhen's time, and took control of the entire palace.Under this two-pronged approach, Zhao Sheng was taken into the palace from within the high wall, and Li Buqi was appointed as a consultant by Empress Dowager Cao, responsible for helping Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Sheng formulate a plan to deal with the current predicament.

Conservatives do not agree with this arrangement, but they can only shout two voices, because many people in Bianliang, including soldiers, believe that only the teacher-student combination of Zhao Sheng and Li Buqi can guarantee that the Khitan will not be attacked in the capital. , and get them their money back.Now anyone who opposes the comeback of the master and apprentice will be reviled by the people, and officials who want to save a little way out dare not touch this bad luck.

That night, Zhao Sheng occupied a courtyard in the center to deal with affairs, ordered martial law in the capital, dispatched the forbidden army to control the bank involved, all officials from the original police department of each yamen went to the imperial city department to report, and mobilized the armed forces to enter the capital...

When the next day dawned, Zhao Sheng stared at Li Buqi with two rabbit eyes, "Teacher, is this a success?"

Li Buqi said: "If there are no accidents, as long as we can defeat the Liao Kingdom, your throne will be beyond doubt."

"This battle is not easy to fight!" Zhao Sheng was a little annoyed.

In order to ensure the victory of this war, the little emperor and Han Qi not only equipped the Forbidden Army sent to the capital with the most sophisticated weapons of the Song Dynasty, but also included horses all over the country to ensure the transportation. gone.Now these things have all fallen into the hands of the Khitan people, and the balance of power is seriously out of balance.

Li Buqi said calmly: "The only thing we need to do is to mobilize elite soldiers from Shaanxi. In addition, we can open the arsenals of various places and arm the princes of the people. All the ironworkers in the capital are under the command of the Military Weapons Supervision. They work in three shifts and make firearms day and night. This prevents Liao The army is not difficult."

Zhao Sheng said unwillingly: "Now we have to give up a large area of ​​Shaanxi."

Li Buqi was expressionless: "Heaven will protect Da Song."

Under the dispatch of Li Buqi and Zhao Sheng, the Liao army was finally blocked to the north of the Yellow River. Among them, the Zhenwu army was almost wiped out in a bloody battle with the Khitan army under the city of Chanzhou. The army had to plunder and retreat angrily.

The Liao army can't do without withdrawing, because the powerful force of the Song army in Hedong almost came out in full force. Under the command of Guo Kui, they took down Huanzhou and Shuozhou successively. It was a big defeat, and it seemed that Yingzhou would also be captured.On the Liaodong Peninsula, the Anton Governor's Mansion took advantage of the emptiness of the Liao army and launched an offensive, once capturing Chenzhou and rushing out of the peninsula.The Liao Kingdom cannot ignore these two directions.

So by mid-October, except for the Weixin Army, Guangxin Army, and Xiongzhou, which were still in the hands of the Liao State, the situation of the Liao and Song Dynasties in Hebei had returned to what it was before the war.

The large-scale eastward advance of Shaanxi's elite soldiers was indeed noticed by Xixia as everyone feared. At the beginning of July, Emperor Li Liangzuo of Xixia immediately sent a large army to try to take advantage of it, but unexpectedly, smallpox broke out in Yanzhou and other places at this time. Xixia When the army occupied Yanzhou, they were infected with the plague, and a large number of people died under the ravages of smallpox.Li Liangzuo could only order to throw away all the sick officers and soldiers and withdraw in a hurry.The Song army on the edge of Shaanxi was not afraid of smallpox because Zhao Sheng had been inoculated with cowpox when he was in office. When the Xixia army had no intention of fighting, the small troops dared to run after the Xixia army, which can be regarded as a miracle in the history of the Song Xia war.

The common people all said that God was helping Zhao Sheng, and the hearts of the people all belonged to Zhao Sheng.When the military situation stabilized, people turned their attention to the court, only to find that a large number of officials in the court had been kicked out because they were responsible for the defeat, and officials from the "practical school" were promoted. Only the voice of the literary party.

Xungui and the relatives of the emperor were also hit hard by this turmoil.In the Song Dynasty, there was no limited liability company. This time, the honor and the royal relatives just lost the money and emptied the family's savings for decades.Even so, some people are still in debt. If they don't listen to Zhao Sheng, as long as Zhao Sheng doesn't guarantee them, the common people will tear them apart.Therefore, after Zhao Shu died, Zhao Sheng, who successfully succeeded to the throne, was already expected by everyone.

There is only one thing that makes Zhao Sheng grieve, and that is that Li Buqi refuses to be an official anymore.

"Teacher, why don't you want to be an official again? If you come to be the prime minister, how good it is for us master and apprentice to create an unprecedented career? Only you can see clearly the future of the Song Dynasty." Zhao Sheng eagerly persuaded Li Bu abandoned.

Li Buqi smiled and said: "There are talented people from generation to generation. Apart from me, there are many smart people in this world for you to use. Remember what I told you? There are always horses, but Bole doesn't often have them. You just need With a pair of bole eyes, I will naturally find that there are so many Maxima, it is not up to me. I was just dissatisfied with Han Qi and his group of literati who treated people like me as cannon fodder. I want them to see that cannon fodder can counterattack, so I have done a lot of work. Now I am tired, let me die in Linquan. This world belongs to us, and it belongs to you young people. After all, it is still your young people. You have to believe in yourself, and you should have confidence in the current situation of Song Dynasty Now that I understand it clearly, I know that you don’t lack the courage to change the status quo, and you will eventually find your own way. As for the future of Song Dynasty, to be honest, I’m not a god, and I can’t see it either.”

What Li Buqi said was the truth.Now the budding of modern science and the budding of capitalism have appeared in the Song Dynasty, the elites of the Song Dynasty have realized the benefits of exploring overseas, and the common people have gradually accepted the choice of emigrating overseas, which has caused the cost of labor in coastal areas to rise. It will definitely make this Song Dynasty take a different track from the original Song Dynasty.No one can say what the Song Dynasty will develop in the future, and Li Buqi is too lazy to bother to study it, so let it go with the flow.

It is impossible for human beings to make mistakes. Fortunately, even if Song Dynasty returns to the original track in the future, there will still be overseas territories where Chinese culture can be preserved. This is enough. I haven't worked in vain for more than 20 years.As for if he is asked to do something like a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, he will not do it.Those are just tools, and he has not figured out whether a monarchy or a parliamentary system is better for a big country like China.So it is better to leave it to future generations to suffer, and future generations will be more wise.

What can you ask for in such a life?
Under the guidance of such thoughts, Li Buqi lived an idle life very irresponsibly.I sleep until I wake up naturally every day. If I am interested, I will study astronomy and geography, go out to give lectures, find a few friends to talk nonsense, and lie at home when I am not interested.In the eighth year of Yongli, Zhang Kang invaded Xixia Xingqing Mansion, Xixia Emperor Li Bingchang set himself on fire and died, Zhao Sheng's reform was almost completed, and Li Buqi also sent away his parents. After that, Li Buqi often traveled outside.This is exactly the way of life he longed for most when he woke up early and worked hard every day to make money before time travel.

Although Li Buqi did not do anything after the age of 40, the history books of later generations still give credit for things such as the Great Song Dynasty’s total destruction of Xixia, the development of Liaodong, the acquisition of several lands in Japan, the development of the Americas, the voyage around the world, and the occupation of territories in Africa and the body. Attributed to this person who is indifferent to fame and fortune.Many historians of later generations lamented that if Li Buqi could be more diligent, Song Dynasty might have achieved more achievements during this period.But Li Buqi said that a mediocre life is the life I want. If I hadn't been born as cannon fodder, I wouldn't be so tossing about!
PS: Thanks for the righteous laugh and Homecoming r for the reward, and thanks to all the book friends who have always supported me!
The whole book is finished.

(End of this chapter)