The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 230 Secret ([-])

Zhao Gou bowed his head in thought and remained silent. He didn't understand why his father wanted to discuss this matter with him.Today, Zhao Ji is far from being cowardly and incompetent in history, let alone stupid and unreasonable, but a real monarch with great ambitions, which makes him think deeply.

Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, seemed to know what Zhao Gou was thinking, and said leisurely, "You have many doubts in your heart. What kind of role does 'Amber Villa' play? Why did I discuss this matter with you again?" ?Actually, I didn’t want to tell you about this incident, but there is not much time left. This incident of Yougong has hit Thirteenth Brother too hard, so I have to consider telling you some royal secrets!”

"Secrets?" Zhao Gou stared at Zhao Ji blankly with wide-eyed eyes, thinking: "Could it be that 'Amber Villa' really has a big secret?"

Zhao Ji said eloquently: "As a descendant of the Zhao family and a prince, you should know how the Great Song Dynasty won it!"

Zhao Gou nodded, this matter is clear, what he said is dishonorable is seeking to usurp the throne, everything started because of Chen Qiao's mutiny, seeking to conquer the world of Zhou Chai's family, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne as emperor.Although the Chai family was not exterminated, there are still some injustices in later generations.

According to historical records, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was originally a general of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Because Emperor Gong was young and held great power, he was forced to ascend the throne by his generals.However, Zhao Gou knew that without Zhao Kuangyin's consent, these people would not have dared to do so.

Even if he was forced to ascend the throne as emperor, Zhao Kuangyin didn't have to do it, but he was just pushing the boat along the way. In fact, he had been spying on the throne for a long time in his heart, but he covered it up very well.When the world is in great chaos, those who are capable live in it. Zhao Kuangyin's powerful generals are like a cloud, and Zhao Pu and others are assisted. They follow the destiny. As the power in their hands increases, it is reasonable to have two hearts.

However, it is impossible for Zhao Gou to truthfully express his thoughts on these matters. After all, he is also a descendant of the Zhao family, and even a descendant of Zhao Kuangyin.Moreover, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was deeply afraid of military generals after the mutiny in Chenqiao. He was afraid that someone would follow suit, which would directly affect the political changes in the Song Dynasty. Military power', these all show that Zhao Kuangyin's own experience deeply affected the politics of the Song Dynasty.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, and at the same time prevent other generals from "adding yellow robes" to usurp his own political power, so he adopted such a method and asked the generals to hand over their military power in a way of coercion and lure. Feng, the emperor's power is unprecedentedly strong, but on the other hand, it affects the military system of the entire Song Dynasty, as well as the combat effectiveness of the army and the status of generals.

Zhao Ji didn't know what Zhao Gou was thinking, and then said: "Emperor Taizu established the Great Song Dynasty and had not yet unified the political power. At that time, there were still southern forces such as Jingnan, Wuping, Houshu, Southern Han and Southern Tang. Emperor Taizu was determined If you want to unify, I don’t know how many meetings have been called for this matter.”

"At that time, Emperor Taizong held a large army and held an important position in the court. He was very powerful. Emperor Taizong suggested that Emperor Taizu establish a secret organization. It was at that time that the 'Amber Villa' was established in order to destroy the southern opposition forces."

"At the beginning, all the people in the villa were generals in the army or people with strong martial arts skills. They were originally under the emperor Taizu's command and were loyal to the emperor. These people sneaked into the southern forces secretly, inquired about the military situation, and assassinated Therefore, these people can quickly eliminate these forces and unify the Central Plains, and these people are also indispensable."

"Emperor Taizu originally wanted to cancel the villa. Emperor Taizu thought that some things could not be dealt with, so they stepped forward and stayed. Later, Emperor Taizong ascended the throne as emperor, and even changed the blood of the people's congress in the villa. Some of the older generation All of them will be retired, and they will be appointed by some people with good qualifications in the army or people from the rivers and lakes. They will be trained by themselves and become a secret organization belonging to the kings of all dynasties."

"This secret has also been known to the kings of all dynasties. It has been passed down from generation to generation and has been passed down to this day. It can be said that the owner of the villa is equivalent to one person under [-] people; now, after a hundred years of development, this organization has been cultivated by the imperial court. It has already penetrated The various institutions of the Song Dynasty, as long as there is something they want to know, they can't find it."

Zhao Gou thought for a while, and was deeply shocked by Zhao Ji's words. He didn't expect that the villa had been established as early as the early Song Dynasty, and had always been the emperor's secret institution, and this institution had penetrated into every corner of the Song Dynasty. These things were all caused by him. Did not expect.

Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was a little surprised when he saw Zhao Gou. He also smiled slightly, and then continued: "Actually, the original meaning of 'Amber Villa' is crystal clear. As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he didn't know the situation of the Song Dynasty. It's just that he has been paying attention to the situation of the Song Dynasty. Officials in the DPRK and China have never followed up with ordinary people and local officials, so there are so many problems."

"Next, you must remember what I told you!" Zhao Gou immediately sat upright when he heard Zhao Ji's words, and listened carefully with his ears up; Zhao Ji continued: "The villa has another important responsibility, which is to recover The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are the line of defense against the invasion of foreign enemies!"

"Recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun?" Zhao Gou exclaimed. In his opinion, the villa is of great significance to the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but he doesn't want to have anything to do with the recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. You must know that there is no relationship between the two. The relationship is really incomprehensible.

The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun include Yan, Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan, Shun, Yun, Confucianism, Wei, Wu, Xin, Wei, Ying, Huan, and Shuo. The terrain is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack; The northern barrier of Yanyun Sixteen States directly exposed the Central Plains to the iron heels of the northern minorities, and it is also a strategic location.

Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the later Jin Dynasty, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and asked Khitan for help; the Khitan sent troops to support him in establishing the Jin State, and the condition was to cede the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun to Khitan, which was the only condition.Shi Jingtang agreed without any hesitation, and finally successfully established the country, and he also fulfilled his promise; after that, the Khitan occupied the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, which became a serious problem for the Song Dynasty.

Song Taizong sent troops to attack the Liao Kingdom twice, but both ended in disastrous defeats. It is also a regret in his life that he never recovered the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.Zhao Gou knew more clearly that the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun directly affected the decline and even demise of the Song Dynasty, which was of great significance to the Song Dynasty.

Song Taizong sent troops twice to regain the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, but failed. Gradually, he no longer tried to recover, and since then he has taken a defensive position against Liao; After the truce and peace agreement, known as the "Chanyuan Alliance" in history, the border between Song and Liao has remained relatively stable for a long time.

In the fourth year of Xuanhe, Song and Jin signed the "Sea Alliance", agreeing that after the joint destruction of Liao, Jin would return to the sixteen prefectures of Song Yanyun; Yanjing, Zhuozhou, Yizhou, Tanzhou, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, and Jizhou were returned as promised, but there are still nine that have not been returned.

Zhao Gou suddenly remembered the deeds of the "Sixteen States of Yanyun", and remembered that the current time is the third year of Xuanhe, which means that next year the Song Dynasty will formally sign a treaty with the Kingdom of Jin to jointly eliminate the serious trouble of the Liao Kingdom. He thought secretly: "After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, it will not be far from the Jin Kingdom going south to invade the Song Dynasty!"

If Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, hadn't mentioned this matter, Zhao Gou would have been hard-pressed to remember that it was the time when the Jin soldiers went south to invade the Song Dynasty and attacked the Liao Kingdom together, seeing that the Song soldiers were weak in combat effectiveness, they would have the idea of ​​destroying the Song Dynasty.When Zhao Gou thought about this, he realized that time really waited for no one, and some things should be done in advance to resist the future invasion of Jin soldiers.

(End of this chapter)