Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

After destroying the Tang Dynasty in Jiangnan, Pan Mei took control of the troops on the spot.

Cao Bin traveled lightly, with a small number of elite imperial guards, accompanied by the Tang Dynasty royal family in Jiangnan, and went north with Qian Chu, the ruler of Wuyue, and returned to Bianliang.

What surprised Cao Bin was that he was the commander-in-chief of this battle, so returning to the capital to offer the captives was what he should do.

Why did the emperor write a letter to explain this, and judging from the meaning of the letter, there was a hint of urging?

And he also specifically told Qian Chu to go to Bianliang as well... Fortunately, the ruler of Wuyue did not resist this at all, otherwise Cao Bin felt that this matter would probably be a bit difficult to handle.

In addition, thinking of the dramatic changes in Bianliang heard around the New Year, the King of Jin disappeared and became a monk, and the issue of the crown prince seemed to be clear, etc., Cao Bin felt that something big had probably happened in Bianliang, which made him a little nervous.

So, while watching Li Yu and Qian Chu bickering on the way, Cao Bin wrote a complete review of the battle and ordered a fast boat to send it to Bianliang.

Everything on the boat was recorded in detail and sent north together.

The closer they got to Bianliang, the more strange the feeling became. Even Li Yu fell silent. He always stood at the bow and looked north every day, as if he was worried about his fate.

During this period of time, Cao Bin confirmed another thing: Li Yu's queen Zhou was indeed stunning.

However, with the country overturned, a woman's special appearance only added a few words of conversation. There were many more important things.

The boat docked and the group changed carriages and horses. Although Cao Bin had always lived in seclusion in Bianliang, many people in the army still knew him. For example, at this time, several imperial guards rushed to lead his horse.

The winner was indeed a smart man. He raised his head and chest and looked around to clear the way for Cao Bin, while nodding and bowing to tell him about what he had seen and heard recently in Bianliang.

"It's a coincidence that the Grand Tutor returned to the capital. If he had returned two days earlier, he would have happened to run into the emperor who was not in the capital."

"The emperor left the capital..." Cao Bin's body swayed with the horse. This was indeed unusual.

Then there was no need to ask in detail, the imperial guards chattered about the whole thing:

Last month, the emperor sent a pacification envoy to inspect the four directions. When he arrived in Luoyang, some people complained that Wang Jixun, an officer of the Luoyang Imperial Guard, had committed many illegal acts and even cannibalism.

The pacification envoy followed the emperor's order and brought Wang Jixun to the street for trial. After the investigation was confirmed, he was beheaded directly in the street.

The accompanying imperial guards also rushed to Changshou Temple and turned it upside down, arresting all the monks who were accomplices of Wang Jixun, and either convicted them or executed them, and the people of Luoyang applauded.

As for Wang Jixun, Cao Bin also had some impression of him, he was the brother of the late Queen Wang from the same mother.

He had done many illegal things in Bianliang before, but the emperor had not punished him because of Queen Wang's feelings. Now he was executed?

Most of the people who could serve as pacification envoys were officials in Beijing, and the officials in Beijing must have known all these things, but they could be executed in the street, which was probably the intention of the emperor.

As for the emperor's departure from Beijing... The imperial guards said they went to Yong'an Mausoleum, but Cao Bin knew that Queen Wang was buried near Yong'an Mausoleum after her death, and the emperor probably went to pay homage.

There were too many unusual things, so Cao Bin felt that something big must have happened in the Bianliang Palace that he didn't know about.

But what caught Cao Bin off guard was that this big thing was quickly thrown into his hands by the emperor.

Without even going home, Cao Bin went directly into the palace after settling Li Yu, Qian Chu and his party.

The emperor met him in Guangzheng Hall. As soon as they met, Zhao Kuangyin threw a booklet that he had prepared in his hand to him:

"Look at the good things your descendants have done!"

Cao Bin did not open the thin booklet in his hand, but smiled and said:

"If they do something illegal, the emperor will just chop them off in the street, and I will never complain."

Cao Bin thought of a lot at this moment. Could it be that... the emperor executed the relative Wang Jixun with thundering means just for this?

This reaction seemed to catch Zhao Kuangyin off guard, and he could only say helplessly:

"Open it and take a look. It's not Cao Taoguang who is causing trouble."

So Cao Bin opened the booklet as he was told.

There were not many words in the booklet, and the deeds recorded were also very simple, but Cao Bin still read it over and over for a long time.

But even so, there are still many things that are not understood, so Cao Bin finally raised his head:

"Where did the emperor get this anecdote?"

Zhao Kuangyin laughed, pursed his lips, and suddenly mentioned another unrelated matter:

"Is the catapult still useful?"

Speaking of this, Cao Bin was also much more energetic:

"It can be called a weapon for breaking cities! But since our Song has this thing, we can just go north to attack Taiyuan."

"If we eliminate the Northern Han, it will be easier to subdue the south of the Yangtze River. Now that this thing is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, if the Northern Han knows about it, it may be prepared and it will be difficult to achieve extraordinary achievements."

This statement is correct, but... Zhao Kuangyin also sighed:

"Our Song has obtained this thing, but it is only half of it. During the years, the attack on Jiangnan had already started, so how could it be abandoned halfway? "

Cao Bin felt a little regretful when he heard this, and then he was curious:

"This thing is quite easy to use. It can be seen that the Song Dynasty has restored the unity of the world, which is what everyone expects."

"Restored unity..." Zhao Kuangyin chewed on these words with a complicated expression, shook his head and asked:

"Guohua, don't you wonder what Mongolia and Jin are?"

"Records of lost biographies by literati, why bother?"

"What if I tell you that Cao Youwen is really your descendant?"

"The Mongolia and Jin are not records of lost biographies. The Song Dynasty was divided into two parts. The former Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, and the latter Song Dynasty was destroyed by Mongolia."

Cao Bin watched as the Zhao Song official became increasingly agitated, and what he said became increasingly outrageous:

Our Great Song had just been founded, how could it have perished?

Could it be that the official was not trying to rectify the administration, but was... crazy?

In the center of the hall, Zhao Kuangyin was still chattering excitedly:

"You call that catapult a sharp weapon... Hey, it is indeed a sharp weapon for attacking cities and strongholds. The Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty by relying on this weapon to destroy narrow passes, break strong cities, and end the fate of our Great Song Dynasty!"

This expression and words made Cao Bin completely confirm what he thought in his heart.

Seeing that the official's expression gradually calmed down and was no longer excited, and he looked at him with expectant eyes.

After hesitating for a long time, Cao Bin said cautiously:

"Does the emperor know about the madness?"

Zhao Kuangyin's face changed several colors in an instant, and finally said sincerely:

"Does Guohua not believe me? Everything I said is true!"

"If you don't believe it, you can wait until the beginning of next month and let Guohua see it with his own eyes!"

Cao Bin sighed, feeling that he was particularly tired in the past year.

Now that the emperor is ill, he, a close confidant of the royal family, can't openly publicize it and pull the ministers over to confront him.

So he could only say sincerely:

"Now the Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River has been destroyed, Qian Chu has come to the capital to offer his loyalty, and the south has been pacified."

"As for the northern plan, even if we cannot defeat the Northern Han Dynasty for the time being, I am confident that we can destroy the country within five years."

"According to this calculation, our Song Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of imperial troops, and the government has millions of surplus wealth in the treasury. It will only take a few decades to prepare for war and restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty."

"Why did the country end? Don't tell this nonsense to other ministers."

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned, and felt that what Cao Bin said... made sense.