[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

Originally, Li Deming could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight in peace, watching these two rookies with similar combat effectiveness in his eyes pecking at each other, but he didn't expect a chicken to run to his territory after pecking.

When he received the urgent report that the Song army had entered the party's territory, Li Deming was dazed at first. The reason for the offense is that the leader of the thief was too much, and he killed two officials during his escape.

The nature of killing people and killing officials is completely different. When the leader raised his butcher knife, he had already decided that they could not be accepted by Song State again.That being the case, Song Guozi no longer showed mercy, and the fury of thunder made the situation instantly overturned.It also made the local officials have to arrest him and bring him to justice. For this reason, he had to invade the border of the country. It is really helpless. Please forgive me.

This move was really too surprising, mainly because Song made this kind of rogue move, which was even more surprising.For a while, the royal court of the party was full of discussions, and before they could reach a conclusion, the situation turned.

In order not to let the party "misunderstand" their intentions, the Song army only sent an army to pursue them. The number was not large, but these numbers should be absolutely safe in the territory of the "vassal state". As a result, something went wrong with the absolute safety. Rakshasa met.

As the largest sect in the country, the Raksha Sect always behaves somewhat domineeringly on weekdays, and they often collude with the upper class, and officials are also jealous of each other. an unstable force.

At that time, a small group of the Song Army who searched the mountain met the Luocha Sect members, and immediately started fighting because of the disagreement with each other. The Raksha Sect members were few, but most of them were martial arts people. In addition, they had geographical advantages, so they wiped out the Song Army. After killing the person, these congregants suddenly realized that something was wrong and wanted to destroy the corpse, but they were approached by a large group of Song troops when they were halfway through.

The two sides started to clash, and unfortunately, the Dangxiang army also arrived at that time. Seeing this scene, they thought that Song Guo was bullying their party members, so they blocked them.The Luocha sect left in chaos, and when Song Jun came to ask for an explanation, the Dangxiang army naturally couldn't hand over anyone, not even anyone to confront, so naturally Song Jun could only do what he said.

So Song Jun immediately turned into a poor ghost who went deep into the belly of the friendly army, but was stabbed by his little friend.

The situation was already tense, and the helpless party members were wronged after all, and they didn't want to seriously offend the Rakshasa Sect, so they dug three feet to find out the theory and handed it over to Song Jun, with the intention of asking for peace.

Song Jun's anger was suppressed by half, and he never expected that Duo Lun would report directly to General Cao, who came to pick him up from Song Dynasty, that he was instructed by the party to rebel, and he even took out a bunch of correspondence to say that he was himself Fleeing to Dangxiang originally wanted to seek the protection of these lords, and he didn't want Dangxiang to be unsightly, so he was really angry, so he came to sue.

Up to this moment, Li Deming has never figured out what's going on, he is just stupid!

Even if these changes were not calculated by Song Guo, they would at least contribute to fueling the flames, but what he couldn't understand was why Song Guo wanted to do it at this time?Song Jun is now impetuous, so he can't move.Or is it that the information they got before is also false?

The emperor of the Song Dynasty sang a trick?

It's good to be born now.

There was silence in the court, and no one dared to speak at this time.The current situation is really beyond their expectations. They used to plot Song Guo in every possible way, but now they seem to be plotted by Song Guo.

Li Deming was full of irritability.

He was annoyed not only that Song Guo wanted to attack them, but also that all the evidence presented by Song Guo was actually true, and these idiots under him really sponsored the rebellion of the Qiang people.

And they checked the traces behind them repeatedly. The reasons for these people's actions are different, and the channels for each of them are also different. In theory, it really doesn't look like they were instigated by others.

So as the investigation progressed, a voice began to appear—could it be that Song Guo was as innocent as us, and it was actually someone with a heart who provoked it?

As soon as this statement came out, it was widely recognized by everyone.

the reason is simple.

The State of Song didn't have the conditions and reasons to go to war against them. How could anyone prepare to start a fight while rectifying the army?Is this fear that the army will not grow fast enough, or is the loyalty of the army overestimated?And for Song, everyone felt that their tails were well hidden, and they couldn't be more stupid!

If the state of song can do something to us like this, it really does not conform to the traditional impression of the state of song.

On the contrary, it is the Liao Kingdom... Now that it has just won the battle, it is not impossible to want to take advantage of the trend to expand.

——Hey, this Khitan tribe is really treacherous! ! !

The courtiers spoke enthusiastically and criticized the Liao people unanimously. At this time of enthusiasm, the prince of Dangxiang came out more and more. He bowed to his father, "Father, the most urgent thing is to decide how to treat Song Dynasty."

The young prince's eyes were bright and full of ambition. He said, "It's war and peace."

... Li Deming hesitated.

In the current situation, if they seek peace, Dangxiang is at a complete disadvantage. After all, Dangxiang is involved in the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty. If they insist on saying that they are the chief culprit of the civil war in Song Dynasty, they will not be able to throw away the pot. There is no need to talk about such a situation. I also know that Dangxiang must pay a heavy gift, but if it is said to go to war...Frankly speaking, Dangxiang is not ready, but Song Guo has mobilized a large army because of previous actions, and is watching it outside the border.

If there is a war, the outcome will be between five and five, and the party will be in a weak position.

That's all right, but even if there is a war, the best result for Dangxiang is to hold the border and start a tussle with Song. If they really establish a country at this time, neither Liao nor Song will let them go.

It is very likely that Song and Liao will join forces... No, wait a minute...

Could this be the purpose of the Liao Kingdom?

Instigate a war between the two countries, and use the power of the party and the whole country to hold the northwestern front of the Song Dynasty so that the Liao Kingdom can invade it northeast?

No, not necessarily. After all, Dang Xiang had a wider contact area with the Liao State, and after Song Zhu's birthday, Song and Liao signed a large-scale trade contract. At this time, the Liao State had no reason to go to war with the Song State.

...So, the only possibility is——

"Liao, the intention is for our party."

Li Deming looked serious.

Generally speaking, an honest person always has an inherent bullying impression in the hearts of others.

But at the same time, it also means that in many cases, even if they do bad things, they are not easily suspected.

The current situation in Song Dynasty is like this. Compared with nomads who are also nomads and have high aggressiveness, everyone in the party is more inclined at this time that Song State is innocent. The one who wants to persecute them is the Khitan and Liao Kingdom, which has a lot of black history. concept, and soon began discussions based on this principle.

The question that confuses them the most is—why does the Liao Kingdom want to start a war when they have nothing to do?Could it be that they are getting excited?

It is really puzzling.

The same discussion is also going on in the Song capital of China, which is half a small distance from Dangxiang Wangting.For most of the Song officials, the current situation in the Song Kingdom is also in a dilemma.

The courtiers of the Song court were all furious about the party's interference in their internal affairs and the instigation of the Qiang people's rebellion. Of course, they were so calm that they did not blame the party entirely. Sighed that this incident was originally due to the "inhumaneness" of local officials.Therefore, the Qiang cannot be completely blamed.

For the Qiang people who are not the chief culprit but only accomplices, most of the opinions are to deal with it lightly. There is almost no opposition to this point, and almost all disputes are placed between the relationship with the party.

They also have the same distress as Dangxiang-fight, or make peace.

If they want to fight, the government is now intending to purge the military system, and the current situation is not stable. Although Bao Zheng and his party are still staying in the south, there is no hindrance to the Northwest Army, but it is inevitable that the Northwest Army will think about something when they hear the wind.

Last year's grain harvest was bumper, and now it's June again, and the summer grain will be harvested soon. The problem of grain and grass is not difficult. The only tangled point is whether Song really needs to fight this battle?

If there is a fight, will the Liao Kingdom be given a chance to take advantage of it?

If they transfer their troops to the west, what will happen to the northeast?

Immediately there were conspiracy theories - could it be that the Liao Kingdom deliberately did it?The relationship between Liao and Dangxiang has always been harmonious, and they have become very close recently. It is very likely that Dangxiang's sudden behavior now is to deliberately mobilize the troops of the Song army.

It just... doesn't make sense.

Now that the Yellow River is in the high water season, it is not easy for the Liao Kingdom to cross the river easily. At this time, they let the party control the Song army's troops and it is difficult for them to go south easily. What is the reason?

Zhao Zhen looked down at the discussion in the hall, his fingertips were hidden under the wide sleeves, and his trimmed and round fingertips silently tapped on the back of the other overlapping hand.

His face was pale, and the courtiers who secretly looked at him couldn't see clearly what the emperor was thinking, but judging from what they knew about the emperor these days, there was no doubt that the emperor wanted to fight this battle.

But all young emperors have this drive, and it seems that their new emperor is no exception.

This will not work!

The emperor must never be belligerent.

Few of the warlike emperors had good results.

Immediately, the eyes of the first few smart people turned immediately, and they played the words of a sage to the emperor, and finally came to the conclusion that it was their own country after all. Wait for the party envoy to come and see the situation first.

The fanciers immediately followed up to express their agreement, and at the same time said that the information they got now was only one-sided by the frontier army.

The emperor should not listen to one side, he should listen to both... His opinion is to wait for the party envoys to see their explanations after they have an audience.

If the party is willing to hand over the culprit, and is willing to pay compensation... Ah no, an apology, it's better to forget it.

After all, we are the suzerain country, and we are like fathers to the subordinate countries, and we must be kind to children.

As soon as this wind direction came out, some officials quit immediately, and the main combat faction did not directly persuade the war, but only suggested that the emperor deploy troops on the border to prevent the party from jumping over the wall in a hurry.

At the same time, Song Guo should send envoys to explain to the brother countries, because Dangxiang is not only a vassal state of Song State, but also Liao State, so we must see the reaction of Liao State.

In fact, everyone's current general doubts lie in this—if the Liao Kingdom really did this incident, what do you think he is trying to do?

Suddenly someone had a flash of inspiration, the Yellow River here in the Song Dynasty prevented them from going south, but it was not true for Dangxiang.

Although there is also the Yellow River between Dangxiang and Liao Kingdom, compared with the Yellow River downstream, the difference is the difference between a cardamom girl and a shrew. Besides, it is the wet season now, and it is not the raging Yellow River that separates Liao and Dangxiang. It's a vast desert.

At this time, the desert is much more docile.

The sand has a large specific volume, and it is extremely hot during the day, but very cold at night. For today's marching teams, as long as they can find a water source, the heat is not a problem, but the cold is even more terrifying. Therefore, summer is actually the best season to enter the desert.

Everyone came to a conclusion.

In this dispute between Song and Dangxiang, it is very likely that Liao wanted to contain Dangxiang's troops in its southeast direction, so that they attacked Dangxiang from north to south.

As far as Song was concerned, it would be absolutely unfavorable for Liao to win Dangxiang. Song’s horse imports basically depended on Dangxiang’s Hexi Corridor, and Liao completely blocked the export of horses to Song. A small part of Liao horses.

Although Dangxiang did block Song's way of purchasing Dawan horses, if Dangxiang is completely taken over by the Liao State, this opening will also be closed.

At that time, all sources of horses in Song Dynasty could only rely on smuggling.

No, this battle cannot be fought.

Not only can't fight, we have to help the party.

The situation is developing in a direction that is completely ridiculous in the eyes of those in the know.

Now the relationship between Song and Dangxiang is extremely complicated, and they both feel that the other party is afraid that the other party is trying to get into the trap of the Liao people.

On the one hand, they are lamenting the other party's stupidity, and on the other hand, they are also thinking about how to break this situation.

The envoys sent by Dangxiang arrived very early, and I heard that they rushed all the way and ruined several horses abruptly. Such extravagant behavior made Song's insiders feel a little sour.Having a horse is really amazing, and they also want to experience the life of running a horse and losing a horse.

But in any case, this kind of reaction also pleased most Song officials, at least the attitude of the other party was still very important and respected.What's more, the Dangxiang clan has always been relatively straightforward, and it is inevitable that they will be counted... Having said that, the Privy Council and Honglu Temple, which are in charge of negotiations, have dispatched the strongest team.

It can be said that it is very lip service.

Dang Xiang's attitude is very docile now. On the surface, this is a war with the Song State, but in fact there is a Liao State hidden behind it.

Before the party envoys left the country, many people suspected that this might be the calculation of the Song and Liao alliance. Considering that the trade between Song and Liao began this year, the possibility is very high.

But in any case, the purpose of his trip is very clear: not to fight, in any case not to go to war with Song.

Not only did they dare not go to war with Song, but on the other hand they had to be prepared to make friends with Song and ask for help at any time.

After all, if the Khitan State invaded the party, then Song State's status as a vassal state would be their umbrella.As the suzerain state, it should unconditionally provide safe haven for the vassal state.

During the trip, the Dangxiang envoy took a list of the tolerable range of compensation written by Dangxiang Wang himself, just like when Kou Zhun was negotiating with the Liao Kingdom, as long as it is lower than this standard, he does not need to ask for instructions. The envoys of the Song Dynasty looked at the resources above and their hearts were bleeding.

As Li Deming's confidant, he knows better than anyone what the strokes above mean to the party. If these are handed over, the party will not be able to recover in a short time.These are basically the accumulation of Li Deming's half life, if more, it will hurt the bones.

He squeezed his fists, engraved every word above in his heart, and vowed in his heart that until he entered Song Jing, no matter what he had to pay, he would definitely keep the old leader's family property.

Unexpectedly, when he was traveling eastward, he met a caravan, to be precise, it was a smuggling team.The caravan carried hundreds of cattle.

The envoy was about to be laughed out of anger, and wanted to kill him on the spot, but the deputy envoy immediately came over and whispered something, the envoy changed his mind, and waved his hand to spare the life of the caravan leader, but the hundreds of captured Of course the cattle will not be returned, and this important gift was immediately added to their tribute list.

Counting nearly five hundred cows, including many bulls, it can already be regarded as a very large gift-giving team.Coupled with the tribute gifts they carried, their sincerity should be able to satisfy Song Guo after such an addition.

It's a pity that the war between Song State and Dangxiang was about to break out at this time, and the envoys had no choice but to leave these slow-moving animals and rush forward.

He was a bit embarrassed when he first entered the capital, his whole body was covered with dust, the sudden change of attitude of the courtiers of the Song Dynasty after learning of his identity made the envoys smell something bad, he could only respect and humble himself more and more day by day He was waiting to be summoned by the Honglu Temple of the Song Dynasty every day. Naturally, he could not see the King of Song in his capacity. He could only try to analyze Song Ting's judgment on this incident from the subtle attitude of the officials of the Honglu Temple.

After being hung up for four or five days, he was finally summoned when the envoy's daily activities of asking for an audience reached the point where he could no longer maintain his composure.

In the end, Dangxiang was pardoned after paying the price of opening up free trade and renting part of the land for a fee.Even Song Ting was so kind that he rejected some of the offerings they sent, only considering that the animals would not survive even if he brought them back in such a season, so Song Ting expressed his acceptance, not taking them for nothing, but giving them away. In the past, a batch of goods of equivalent value were all commodities that were particularly popular in Bianjing City in the Song Dynasty, and they definitely belonged to the country of conscience.

The concept of leasing land has never been seen before. Song Ting's words made the party envoy feel like he had punched a round of fists. The officials counted one, two, three in front of him.

In fact, Dang Xiang’s trip was prepared to cede land, especially the few pastures near the border of Song Dynasty. They also knew very well what grasslands and pastures meant to Song Ting, and they didn’t want Song’s attitude now to be leased.

It's also much better than ceding.

As for free trade, the foreign party has never had any projects to block Song. In the future, they can stop them at the source of the caravan. If they didn't stop the export, wouldn't they be out of stock?This is called upstream policy downstream countermeasures.

The lease period signed by Song Ting and Dangxiang Li is 99 years. The ownership of this piece of land belongs to Dangxiang, but the right to use it is handed over to Song Ting. Song Ting will be responsible for local management and governance. Of course, the tax during the period will also be It belongs to Song, but Song will pay a certain fee to the party every year as rent.

The current rent set by Song is...

The smiling Shaoqing of Honglu Temple tapped a piece of paper, the number on it was the annual tax of the place.

The envoy took a deep breath, "That is to say, as far as the party is concerned, there is no loss for you, not only the profit remains the same, but also the cost of managing the local area is eliminated."

"If it is necessary to be more vivid... just treat us as tenants."

Listen...it sounds okay, and Song Guo is their party's tenant...it seems a bit refreshing!No, wait, what about that guy?

A young official of the Privy Council smiled at him and said, "We are the suzerain country, how can we infringe the people of the subordinate country, the envoys don't have to worry, we will treat the people of the party as we treat the people of Song Dynasty, of course, Mr. Lang can also go back to prepare, Those who don’t want to stay can move out, just wait for me to take over the local area, if you want to re-enter, you need to accept our review.”

"Just to build the local area, we will send a large number of merchants and craftsmen to protect the safety of our Song people. At that time, we will also send guards... Ah, envoys, don't be nervous. The guards are only for protection and will not participate in the internal affairs of the party. Normally, the leased land is not rented out, if you leave the leased land, you should declare in advance."

"That's right. The people of Song abide by the laws of our country in the leased land. If they leave, they should abide by the laws of your country. Of course, the people of the party should do the same."

"The envoys don't have to worry, we can still give you a discount." The official of the Privy Council raised a finger, "As long as the party members who live in the concession can take part in the imperial examination of Song Dynasty."

In other words, party members can participate in the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty, become officials, and even become high-level officials!

The envoy's thought for a while was - are the Song people crazy?

Nowadays, all countries are trying to find ways to plant spies in other countries. Of course, due to the growth environment and various factors, the main method now is to bribe the people of the country, but the current posture of Song State is tantamount to luring wolves into the house.

The envoy only felt that there was a huge carrot hanging in front of him. This result was much better than what he said in the previous note. At least they kept the ownership of the land, and it can even be said that they basically did not make any losses.

... As for borrowing... Considering that the land borrowed by the Song Dynasty does not belong to the key protection area of ​​the party, and the local environment is not good, the envoys did not care too much.

The first thing he wants to keep is the lifeline of Dangxiang - the Hetao Plain area. As for the small and pitiful area in the southwest, he can't control so much, even if it is connected with the Hexi Corridor.

He gritted his teeth and signed the agreement.

Since then, the land from the west of the Yellow River at Roulang Mountain Pass to the east of Xiliang Mansion has been leased by the Song State.

This place is the eastern section of the Hexi Corridor, located on the Qilian Mountains, and the agricultural resources are not abundant. The purpose of the Song Kingdom’s lease of this place is undoubtedly for the Hexi trade route. Horse business comes.

But the party envoy was helpless, he had no other choice but to promise, not to mention, he was somewhat lucky in his heart.

Dawan is also very far away from Liangzhou Prefecture. Even if the Song Dynasty extends its sphere of influence to the left, it is still one hundred and eight thousand miles away from Dawan.

Even though Song wanted to buy horses, he still couldn't get rid of the shackles of the party.

Moreover, this area is a mountainous area, and it is shaded by the mountains. There is no advantage in terms of sunshine and precipitation. Almost all the agricultural output here comes from a few basins. Simply put, it is not very useful.

Not long after the envoy left, Song Wangting issued another order, conferring the title of Ning Yuanda, who performed well in the Qiang civil strife, clearly drew a line with the rebellious army, and continued to pay tribute to the Song State. The general, a descendant of the Tubo Dynasty in his prime, and his lineage continued to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty as early as the establishment of the Song Dynasty, and he has been praying to the Song court for official positions since he was an adult, and has always shown his pro-Song Be very positive.

The reason why Renzong recognized the status of the legal local manager of the foreign race this time was that it was a reward, and secondly, he decided to use the method of "governing the locals by the locals" to control the Northwest.

Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is really far away from here. The central government sent officials a long way, and the language and customs were difficult to understand, and the place was prone to resistance. However, during the Qiang rebellion, Jisiluo not only did not take advantage of the fire, but also helped Song Ting The behavior of persuading the locals is very good.

And most importantly, because Cao Wei, a general of the Northern Song Dynasty, had unconsciously helped Zongsiluo who was controlled by Li Lizun at that time, Zongsiluo himself had a good impression of Song Ting.

Some people in the court also hesitated to support another Tubo regime, but in the end this decree was still accompanied by a large number of rewards and went to the northwest, and some officials and businessmen went along with it.

And there are many big names in minerals.

That's right, Xia Anran, a man with a golden finger, drew a circle directly on the land that will soon become the leased land of the Song Dynasty, and vowed to say, "Brother, don't let this place go, there are mines here!"

Zhao Zhen, who was exuberantly called by a brother, waved his hand, and sent the exploration team there without hesitation. It can be said that he was very obsessed, and immediately received dozens of letters of advice.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhen didn't separate the remonstrance back then, and now he only needs to withstand double the attack power, otherwise, no matter how thick-skinned Zhao Zhen is, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep calm in the snowflake accusation.

Bianjing city has already entered the heat, and the heat has made the ladies and gentlemen in Bianjing city quickly change to light and airy clothes. This year, the summer in the city is much more comfortable than before. After the hand fan was invented, its enlarged version has been popularized in the capital. Now anyone who doesn't have a fan at home will be ridiculed.

Even in the summer, there is a kind of odd job, which is to shake the fan for people.

The party envoy who left quietly did not leave much to talk about for the people in Bianjing.

For this group of Song people living in the richest and most prosperous city in the world, the battle between Dangxiang and Song Dynasty was too far away from them.

In fact, according to the current situation of the Song Kingdom, the people of the Song Kingdom believed that unless Song and Liao went to war, they would not be afraid of anyone at all.

And even if Song and Liao fought, the outcome would only be a [-]-[-] score. The Song Dynasty in the tenth century AD was strong enough to give their subjects confidence.

So even though the atmosphere in the northwest was once tense, Bianjing City in the east has always been very peaceful.

Regarding the news that the imperial court had leased a piece of land from Dangxiang, not many people paid attention to it except for a very small number of people.

Occasionally, I heard that they, like the Dangxiang people, were able to rent that place for Song Ting for the purpose of communicating with the west.

As a result, many people with money and leisure began to ask, if the Song Army's troops were stationed there, would it mean that it was safe enough?It is best to be able to travel abroad without any problem.

By the way, do you know if there are any discounts for the trade over there?Is there any intention between Song and Dangxiang to establish another discussion field there?

Well, although Dangxiang is drier and colder, there are some precious stones as local products after all. In addition, the local beef jerky is also very popular among Song people. They also have melons there!Delicious melon.

It's a good item if you can buy in bulk.

This kind of careful thinking was pushed to a climax after the mighty herd of party members entered Bianjing.

Compared with Song Emperor's draft cattle, Dangxiang's cattle are slightly smaller in size, but no matter from their walking posture, the distribution of their muscles, or the tendon meat of their fur and legs, it can be proved that this kind of cattle must be better than Song Dynasty beef. Eat a lot!Although the meat may be too hard to taste, it’s okay. There is nothing that can’t be solved by simmering in the marinade for two days. If it doesn’t work, add another two days.

As an apology gift, the [-] head of cattle sent by Dangxiang will naturally not flow into the market, but the pasture area or land content in Bianjing City cannot raise such a large number of large herbivores, so they are most likely to end up It is to become a delicacy on the chopping board.

Now that it is summer again, it is not easy to keep fresh.A cow will rot very quickly after death, and the government doesn't like beef, so generally speaking, these cows will eventually flow into the people. That is to say, if there is no accident, the government will open the beef market soon Official sale of beef.

This is also one of the few opportunities for people in Bianjing to eat beef legally.

If farmers see these cattle, what they think is how strong their strong shoulder and abdominal muscles can bring, then what most people in Song Dynasty think of when they see these cattle is: beef tendon, tendon, stewed beef, boiled beef Beef fat sausage and all other recipes related to cows, there is no way, I am so hungry!

The author has something to say: Song: Liao's key party item is to block our way to buy horses.

Dang Xiang: Liao wants to harm us, the purpose is for Song!

Liao Guo: It is obviously a movie of the two of you, why do you insist on adding my plot?

(While writing this, I kept thinking about this sentence hhh)

According to the current map, the leased area is actually a rectangle from Lanzhou to Jingyuan in the north, and Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous Region and Anyuan Town in the west.

If you have no idea, you can go to my Weibo to see the map!

Why do you want to go here......……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ! !

Remember, this person (GUSILUO) is a good friend of my Song Dynasty. He has been pro-Song basically all his life, and with the support of Song, he suppressed the pace of Xixia Nanjin. It can be said that it is Li Yuanhao’s nemesis.

The scope of Tubo can be understood as Tibet, but in fact there is no current separatist forces, there is no unity, rub your hands.Remember him!

By the way, I still want to mention one thing:

Song, in fact, fought a lot.

If you look through "History of the Song Dynasty", you will find that the Song Dynasty has been fighting in the west, south, northwest, and southwest, several times a year, but because of Liao and Goguryeo in the northeast, Xixia is generally stalemate. They don't fight the illusion.

If there is no fight, how can Song State have so many troops?In the later period of Renzong, there were 150 million troops. He wanted to reduce the army every year, but he couldn't reduce it.The reason for the crazy expansion of the army is because the war has been going on, and the army cannot be disarmed after recruiting people, so especially in the Song and Xixia battle, the number of troops stationed instantly exploded.If it is truly peaceful, it will continue to disarm (such as China is now)

They don't always lose, and they can also play 55 against Liao. In fact, the real losers are Xixia and Jin.The several battles with Xixia were unjust, and the reason for the loss was also contrary to the low degree of freedom of generals known by the public... precisely because the degree of freedom of generals was too high.Either be late or rush forward or take credit.If it wasn't because Song was hard to eat, why do you think the Mongols came back to eat Song after going around in a circle?

As for why the civil servants opposed the war in the end...the reason is the same as that the whole country stopped supporting him in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty-no, money, lah.

Military expenditures in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty accounted for [-]% to [-]% of the national income (note that it is income)

Even if it is insisted that [-]% of the corruption is reduced, [-]% to [-]% is still there. This is income, not profit. It would be unreasonable to say that such expenses are not taken seriously.

It's not that Song doesn't pay attention to the army, nor does it mean that they don't pay attention to soldiers. Strictly speaking, what they don't pay attention to is the inheritance and cultivation of military officers, and the cultivation of soldiers' sense of responsibility and honor.

At the same time, the tolerance for issues that other dynasties are particularly concerned about (such as fleeing the battle and surrendering without fighting) is too high, which directly leads to the lack of blood in most of the army.

Many generals in the Song Dynasty were illiterate...Basically, they fought wars by feeling, and they didn't start studying until they were in the upper middle class.

Because as mentioned above, those who come up to the formal martial arts are all civil servants. If you want to be an officer, you have to go to the first level and hit the first level. The representative example is Di Qing.

Back then, Fan Zhongyan persuaded him to study more, and the generals of the Song Dynasty had a strong sense of inferiority (one was always defeated, the other was suppressed)

In short, a dynasty cannot be described with a simple one-sided impression.Similarly, a historical figure cannot be described with a simple impression.

For example, Zhao Zhen, you say he is benevolent... But he is lustful, □□... There is no less, although there is no record, but it is probably no less than Cao Cao, and he was sued by someone who lost his wife He's an official (hey) he's not only lustful, he's also lazy in politics.

Bao Zheng, you can say that he is honest and upright, but he manages his small circle very well. It is the circle of the same subject that supports him to be an "upright" Bao Qingtian without being impeached every minute.Absolutely full marks for EQ, a person with high EQ, if you say he is upright... Hmmm, I personally think this is a personality he set for himself, probably: I am an upright person, I want to hate you!Because I'm upright, so you come to scold me. Lie slightly slightly, Jiang Zi.

Wang Qinruo, you can say that he is a traitor, but this girl also supported him when the war in Chanyuan was fought, but after he really won, he saw that Kou Zhun was upset and started to hate him again.He has done many wonderful things since then, and this one belongs to the type who meets a good emperor and becomes a good minister, and a bad emperor becomes a treacherous minister.

By the way, at that time the Liao Kingdom really wanted to conquer the Central Plains and become the lord of the Central Plains, and it succeeded. Later, they were beaten back because they wanted to farm and take the grassland.

Before leaving, they did not shout: We will come back, but shouted: You Central Plains people are too difficult to serve, and how hot and hot the Central Plains is - hot - hot -, (it is not hot in Bianzhou, the water and soil are difficult Home, only one year, peace can be grasped.) Of course, Jin Bing also has similar records...