Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Kong Ming’s lament about criticizing thieves also attracted Pang Tong’s agreement:

“It’s time to fight against the thieves and clear the way to eliminate the trouble, so that future generations can see what it means to be a saint within and a king outside.

"I have never heard of people who raise excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes in order to be holy, and who give to animals to be famous for their virtues and become kings."

Kong Ming smiled and shook his head. He knew that Pang Tong was always unforgiving, so he couldn't stand the Song Dynasty's stern and jealous attitude, so he simply changed the topic:

"Song Dynasty has suppressed martial arts for hundreds of years. No wonder Zongze has such regrets."

The scholar named Su Che criticized the Han and Tang Dynasties a lot, but Kong Ming felt that no matter which of the three emperors Gaozu, Xiaowu, and Guangwu faced such a situation, they would definitely go to Bianliang to fight against the thieves and protect the capital.

And if the Tang Emperor Li Erfeng were here, he would not let such heroic ministers die south of the Yellow River.

It’s no wonder that later generations were divided into two Song dynasties. After all, Kyoto was voluntarily abandoned. Isn’t this the subjugation of the country?

From this, it can be seen that although the capital of the Tang Dynasty was trapped six times and the emperor fled nine times, he finally regained Kyoto.

Just thinking about the fall of the country's capital made it unbearable to think of Dong Zhuo's burning of Luoyang, which made Kong Ming feel even more depressed.

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In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin smiled and sighed to the left and right:

"If I lead the soap-clad black armor army, why would I need such cumbersome orders?"

Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde both knew that His Majesty was telling the truth.

If we say that the most dangerous battle in the Pingtianxia battle was the battle of Dou Jiande at Hulao Pass.

For this battle, His Majesty, who was the King of Qin at the time, specially selected more than a thousand elite cavalry from tens of thousands of troops. The left and right troops in black armor were led by four fierce generals: Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie, and Zhai Changsun.

Yuchi Jingde also rarely said more:

"Uncle Bao leads Xuanjia, whose sharpness is unmatched in the world."

Li Shimin also praised:

"Hulao Pass can defeat Dou Jiande, and the merit belongs to Xuanjia. Xuanjia can penetrate the formation and defeat the enemy. The merit belongs to Shubao."

Qin Qiong naturally remembered it more clearly. After all, the title of Duke Yi was obtained by defeating Dou Jiande.

But in the face of such praise, he still waved his hands and said humbly:

"The victory of Hulao Pass, the veteran was inspired by His Majesty's courage to move forward, so he broke the formation in blood."

Speaking of the bloody victory, Li Shimin lost his smile. He turned around and took his arm to carefully check the veteran's complexion and said:

"Dou Jiande was defeated at Hulao Pass, and Liu Heitai was defeated by Ming River. These two battles severely damaged Shu Bao's body. If it weren't for the masterful hand of the King of Medicine, he would have faced life and death with me."

Sun Simiao waved his hand and did not take any credit. Qin Qiong also comforted Li Shimin, saying that he was in good health now and that if he rested for another half a year, he would be able to rid the country of thieves and predators.

Du Ruhui, on the other hand, showed some unabashed regret:

"I can only sigh that I cannot fully appreciate Li Du's poems."

Fang Xuanling also nodded in agreement, and at the same time turned to look at the side of Ganlu Hall, where His Majesty left a quite conspicuous place for hanging Li Bai's poems inscribed by himself.

During the Liao'an Rebellion in later generations, Li Bai used a few strokes to outline the tragic situation of the chaos in the Central Plains, and his strokes were vigorous and magnificent.

Not long ago, the younger generation congratulated them on the New Year, and on New Year's Eve in Chang'an, they came across some of Li Bai's poems.

Whether it is the poem "You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky", it can be said to be full of fantasy and heroic feelings.

It is still the sentiment that "Today's people cannot see the moon in ancient times, but today's moon once illuminated the ancients", which made Ganlu Hall remember Zhuge Wuhou at that time, imagine the power of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the scenery of later generations, and express his feelings through the bright moon, which is very moving.

Therefore, the two prime ministers and assistant ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty wanted to sit down with the Song Dynasty scholar and refute the complaints against Li Bai by the scholars of the Northern Song Dynasty.

But think about it again, this Song Emperor doesn’t even want his own country, so what else is there to say?

So after sighing for a long time, Chu Suiliang, who was copying silently on the side, actually said what everyone thought:

"I only hope that future generations can use the benefit of looking at the ages to discuss the literature and poetry of the Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties to comfort us."

As a living commentator, Chu Suiliang knew that His Majesty was very fond of the "Frontier Poems" named by later generations. He often lamented that there were so few excellent works that were put under the light curtain to be appreciated by later generations.

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In the Bianliang Hall, Zhao Kuangyin could no longer sit still and looked up in the hall with his hands behind his hands.

The sophistry named Su Che made him blush and remain silent.

But Zongze's regret and Zhao Gou's fear still made him couldn't help but curse:

"The rat gallbladder is so similar to its ancestors!"

Zhao Pu was about to speak but was stuck in his throat. Although he knew that the official meant the King of Jin, it was hard not to think that he was being scolded as well.

But from the perspective of a courtier, Zhao Pu also understands that he cannot:

"Although there are no natural dangers in Bianliang, there are strong walls to keep out enemies."

Zhao Pu is very convinced of this, because although he said it in general terms before, he also remembered that his descendants said that the Jin people did not capture Bianliang when they first besieged it, which shows that the city is high and the pond is deep.

"Moreover, Bianliang controls the rivers and has the advantage of connecting the east and west and connecting the north and the south. How can we abandon it?"

From the Tang Dynasty to this time, it goes without saying how important water transportation has been. Although the officials criticized Bianliang for being safe, they only focused on Luoyang. They planned to follow the example of the previous Tang Dynasty and use water transportation to connect the north and south with Guanzhong and Guandong. They relied heavily on it. .

But at this moment, in the simple narration of future generations, Bianliang, which transports millions of stones by water this year, has hundreds of thousands of living people, and has been in Kyoto for more than a hundred years, is so lightly described in a few words. He gave up, which made Zhao Pu so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

As someone who makes decisions about the world on a snowy night with officials, it goes without saying how difficult it is to look at the history of Qing Dynasty from south to north.

Zhao Pu dared to suggest that Zhao Kuangyin move first and then the difficult ones based on the fact that he has Bianliang. After all, the canal today is completely different from that of Liu Jinu, but if he gives up...

"Abandoning Bianliang is the way to self-defeat. In this way, even if the thieves die themselves, it will be difficult to return to the north."

Zhao Pu lamented, after all, not to mention anything else, a few days ago Cao Bin sent back a souvenir saying that he would personally bind Li Yu in front of the official palace within three months.

How is it different from the Southern Tang Dynasty? And how can this move not chill the people of the north?

The veteran, who was nearly seventy years old, was single-handedly thinking of his family and country. General Zhao Gou led the civil and military forces of Song Dynasty to flee south... At this moment, Zhao Pu felt that he seemed to understand a little bit about all the bad words about Zhao Gou in later generations.

"This Yue Fei turns out to be Zongze's general, a good man."

Later generations have mentioned this name several times, so Zhao Kuangyin cannot help but not care.

And he also had a vague hope in his heart, wanting Yue Fei to tell him that the people of Song Dynasty were by no means weak and could be bullied, and there were also people who could draw their swords and attack thieves!

Fortunately, later generations seemed to hear what he was thinking. As a picture scroll unfolded, the voice of the story became more pleasant.

[We have said before that the reformists in the Northern Song Dynasty were limited by the stereotypes of the times and always lacked the courage to carry out bloody reforms. The three reforms were filled with compromises and corresponding increases in exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination was abolished. The price of wanting to support students as much as possible was a sharp increase in financial pressure. Unexpectedly, Huizong and Cai Jing made the same choice as during the reign of Emperor Shenzong, and promulgated more regulations on exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

These miscellaneous taxes had a direct impact: the Yue Fei family went bankrupt. 】