Chapter 513 The Donkey Cart Emperor

Zhao Kuangyin moved his chair to the door and sat down. There was indeed a cool breeze here that relieved the stuffy heat in the room.

But at this moment, thin beads of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.

Even the anger his brother had caused him was temporarily put aside.

System refers to Shang, and degree refers to law. From this, it can be said that system is the foundation of a country.

Later generations said that a group of people who were forced into desperation launched a challenge to these important weapons of the emperor.

It was like a mantis using its arm as a cart, or a mayfly shaking a tree. To Zhao Kuangyin, this kind of news should have been laughed off.

After all, the consensus among the emperors who fought hard in the turbulent times of the late Tang Dynasty was completely opposite to this:

It is better to be grudged against the people than to be displeased with officials.

However, judging from the debate between Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and the attitude of later generations to judge this, it is still open to question whether this consensus in troubled times can be used to govern the world.

Moreover, I wonder if the Song Dynasty suffered frequent defeats in foreign wars after him. In the end, only one young emperor was able to take advantage of the situation. Is this related to the strategy of strengthening the leaders and weakening the branches?

After all, he also noticed the changes brought about by the replacement of Zhe Hui.

Change the law, change the law, what is the method of change? It has changed the rules of the previous dynasty.

I just don’t know who is the descendant of Zhe Zong, the only accomplished person?

Looking at his younger brother lying on the ground with a smile on his face, Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly:

If it hadn't been for this brother's trouble, there might not have been such many changes!

After all, if he can really unite the world, he will definitely live with the people... right?

But these things are quite far away. The most urgent task is to call the imperial doctor to check the body to ensure that there will not be another collapse in two years.

Zhao Guangyi really had a smile on his face at this time. Whether it was helpful to open the book or to provide help in times of need, the words were good at first glance.

From this point of view, even if he loses his martial arts, it is not bad if he can practice martial arts.

Moreover, the tea monopoly was known as the predecessor of the Tea Yinfa. It could be used by future generations, so it was a clever plan. So Zhao Guangyi came to a logical conclusion:

Although future generations will criticize me a lot, it seems that I am not bad at being an emperor.

I just don’t know, in the end, did they find a suitable place for Guangmei...oh no, a suitable place for Tingmei that would not be criticized?

…

Kong Ming and Liu Bei couldn't help but look at each other.

Pang Tong licked his lips but still felt his mouth was dry. He picked up the tea in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that Kong Ming was still looking thoughtful, Pang Tong took the lead and said:

"Could I wait..."

Before Pang Tong could finish speaking, Kong Ming shook his head and said:

"With the technology of future generations, ten acres of land can be used to cover the expenses of a family, not to mention all kinds of magical and convenient methods."

"If I do it, it is tantamount to annihilating myself."

Liu Bei made the final decision and said slowly:

"Now we should not rush to achieve success, but first cultivate the principles."

Pang Tong certainly understood that one should not be eager for quick success, but when he thought about it, even if he spent his whole life, he might not be able to see Yan Han chasing after the next generation, he couldn't help feeling regretful.

Since all he could do was to concentrate on the matter in front of him, he said softly at the moment:

"Since the Lord has said so, let's repair it first."

"I will make good repairs with that thief Cao this year."

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask for orders:

"I will catch that Cao A secretly, and let the elder brother and the military counselor teach him the principles of life!"

Kong Ming nodded hesitantly, okay, this can be regarded as a kind of repair.

[However, Wang Xiaobo's uprising was at the end of Zhao Guangyi's career, and in a sense it was Zhao Er's career score.

Before that, we might as well take a look at how Zhao Er, who rose to power through abnormal means, left a mark in his imperial career.

After he ascended the throne, generous monks and nuns built temples extensively, which was just a way for Zhao Er to increase his right to speak in the legal system.

Since ancient times, those who can make the emperor more famous are those who open up new territories and rule the roost on horseback.

How capable Zhao Da was in fighting can be seen in the history books, and in order to prove that he was no worse than the dead ghost brother, Zhao Er frequently showed off his military talents by personally conducting military expeditions.

To be fair, Zhao Guangyi can undoubtedly be called a military strategist.

It’s just that the word “pseudo” needs to be added in front of it. 】

Zhao Guangyi, who was lying on the ground, frowned slightly, feeling that this future generation was so rude.

Forget it, what I'm talking about now is what happened when he became emperor, so why not call him Zhao Jiong?

As for the display of military talents, it is both expected and expected.

After all, he had also seen the Northern Song Dynasty territory map at a glance and compared it with the current map. The biggest difference was of course the inclusion of the Northern Han Dynasty territory.

But if I do some mental calculation, my brother is still busy catching Li Yu this year, and it seems that the war will probably not end until next year.

And the things that happened a few months before my brother's death were not included in the war. Could it be that it was the destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty and the opening of the border...

But before he could finish his reverie, he heard the comments from later generations and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment:

"Pseudo...military strategist?"

At this moment, he heard his brother behind him sigh quietly:

“If we don’t regain the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, how can we dare to say that we have made great achievements in opening up new territories?”

[For Zhao Er at that time, if he wanted to use troops, he had almost only one choice: the Northern Han Dynasty.

Among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Northern Han Dynasty has always firmly guarded Taiyuan and reached an offensive and defensive alliance with the Liao Kingdom.

Starting from Chai Rong, if you lead your army northward, you will have to face the fortified city that the Northern Han Dynasty has been operating for a long time. If you cannot capture it in a short time, you will have to face a pincer attack from the Liao reinforcements.

Even Chai Rong, who was praised as a military genius, did not solve this problem. Zhao Da attacked Northern Han in 968 and returned without success. In fact, he planned to attack Northern Han again in the year of his sudden death. As a result, the imperial guards had not yet been transferred to Taiyuan, and his own people had attacked first, so he had to withdraw again.

So after Zhao Er came to power and sorted out the internal affairs, he began to sharpen his sword against Northern Han, intending to fight to strengthen his prestige. This can be said to be a painstaking plan.

In order to resolve the alliance between Northern Han and Liao, Zhao Er changed Zhao Da's style and took the initiative to send envoys to Liao to show goodwill and frequently gave gifts to express goodwill.

This behavior quickly won the trust of Liao Jingzong. This Liao emperor was gentle and was an uncompromising party towards Song.

In this situation where the man was in love and the concubine was interested, Liao and Song also changed the tense situation when Zhao Da was alive and began to trade.

Under such circumstances, Zhao II began a diplomatic offensive. Before he officially launched the Northern Expedition, he sent envoys to the Liao Kingdom six times to present gifts and promote friendship between the two countries, but at the same time he sent a small force to attack the Northern Han, forcing the Northern Han to ask for help from the Liao Kingdom.

This strategy is not unfamiliar to modern people. It is a typical story of "the wolf is coming".

Facing the Northern Han's repeated requests for help, the Liao Kingdom rushed to help overnight and found that it was just a trivial matter. The relationship between the two sides became worse and worse, and the Liao Kingdom became more and more convinced of the weakness of the Song Dynasty.

When he planned to officially launch the Northern Expedition in 979, Zhao Guangyi sent envoys to inform the Liao Kingdom: I am going to fight the Northern Han.

In this situation again and again, even a good man like Liao Jingzong became angry and determined to teach this restless little brother a lesson.

Although they were determined to send troops to rescue again, the Liao Kingdom was convinced of the weakness of the Song Dynasty. The leader of the army, King Ji Yelu Dilie, even left the rear army and crossed the river in front of the Song army, showing his contempt on his face.

The Song army defending here, led by the famous general Guo Jin, attacked without hesitation halfway across the river and won a great victory.

According to historical records, five generals of the Liao Kingdom died in battle and more than 10,000 people were killed in battle.

Moreover, according to the "History of the Song Dynasty", Guo Jin led a small army and won a great victory with a small force. He was a rare famous general in the Song Dynasty.

In addition, according to historical records, Guo Jin served as the governor of Zibo Prefecture when he was a general in the Later Zhou Dynasty. He had outstanding political achievements in the local area. The local people erected a monument to praise him and did not forget his kindness. He was considered a famous general who was both civil and military.

Unfortunately, the endings of such generals in the Song Dynasty were often not very good. Guo Jin died before the end of the war. The records of the Song Dynasty could not even give a unified caliber for his cause of death.

Some say that he was envied for his merits, and Tian Qinzuo falsely accused him of treason and committed suicide. Others say that Tian Qinzuo was secretly instructed by Zhao Er to bribe his personal soldiers to assassinate Guo Jin while he was asleep.

But in short, Guo Jin's great victory completely repelled the Liao reinforcements, and Zhao Guangyi personally led the army to attack Taiyuan and finally succeeded, and the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed.

If things ended here, then this script would be perfect for Zhao Er.

But unfortunately, Zhao Er's frequent weakness before made the Liao Kingdom misjudge the Song Dynasty, underestimated the enemy and led to a great defeat.

Guo Jin's victory also made Zhao Er complacent. He neither rested nor rewarded, and directly ordered to fight the Liao Kingdom.

For Zhao Guangyi, if he could destroy the Northern Han and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in one battle, his prestige in the Song Dynasty would reach its peak, those who had been gossiping about him behind his back would spontaneously sing praises to him, and the dark cloud hanging over his head due to his brother's death would also disappear.

At the moment he rode north, he probably thought of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who, although his actions were despicable, had changed his reputation because of his civil and military achievements...

In June 979, the Song army surrounded Youzhou City with a posture of winning, but the defenders in Youzhou City cooperated with the Liao army outside the city and defended the city very resolutely, and the two sides entered a stalemate.

Faced with this situation, Liao Jingzong trusted his people and ordered Yelu Xiu'ge to lead 100,000 troops, with the most elite five courtyards under his command, to rush to the front line to fight a decisive battle with the Song army.

In the end, the Song army encountered enemies on three sides outside and the strange incident of "making a plan to establish virtue" inside, and finally suffered an unexpected defeat.

The history of the Song Dynasty recorded this battle as "defeat. Jiashen, the army returned", and Zhao Da's hard-earned wealth was completely lost.

After this battle, the Liao cavalry began to frequently go south to plunder, and the Song Dynasty's hope of unifying the world completely became an unrealistic fantasy.

The victorious Liao Dynasty recorded this battle very clearly, for example, in the chronicle of Liao Jingzong, it was recorded:

"The Song Lord barely escaped, and went to Zhuozhou, and fled on a donkey cart."

There is also a record in the biography of Yelu Xiu'ge:

"The Song Lord fled, Xiu'ge was injured and could not ride, so he chased him to Zhuozhou with a light car, but returned after him."

There is also a poem praising this incident today:

The lost army was shot in the thigh by an arrow, and the donkey cart carried the king back. 】

Zhao Guangyi in the palace had already been ashamed.

Zhao Kuangyin could only say that he was not surprised. After all, he was his younger brother, how could he not know?

Just thinking that these soldiers were trained by himself and his former brothers in the Yishe Society, but they were eventually buried under the city of Youzhou, his heart couldn't stop hurting.

For a moment, Zhao Kuangyin angrily stabbed the ground twice with his jade axe, then stood up and kicked Zhao Guangyi, who was lying on the ground, and said angrily:

"You are a killer who can't be killed by starvation or freezing, aren't you afraid that you will be cursed by the soldiers who died unjustly under the city of Youzhou and have your flesh fly!"

Zhao Guangyi groaned in pain and finally couldn't help wailing:

"If you fight again, you will die."

"And why can't the Northern Han claim credit?"

As soon as he said this, Zhao Kuangyin became even more irritated. He hit the chair with his palm and said loudly:

"In the second year of Kaibao, I personally conquered the siege of Taiyuan, and then sent generals to fight the Khitan."

"He Jiyun defeated the Khitan at Shiling Pass, and Han Chongbin even drove his horse and chariot with the Khitan in Dingzhou, causing a huge frontal defeat."

"It's just that the Khitan was determined to aid the Northern Han Dynasty at that time, and there was a shortage of food and grass at that time, so they had to retreat."

"There is no conspiracy or deception, and there is victory. How dare you, a turtle, boast about it?"

This annoyance was also related to Guang Mu's relationship with Chen Bing in Taiyuan before his death.

If this bad thing can happen later, and the Southern Tang Dynasty is destroyed and the troops are well-equipped, why can't the Northern Han Dynasty be broken?

At that time, he conquered and destroyed the country that the Lord of Later Zhou Dynasty could do nothing about, but he didn't expect that it was just a step too late, and he actually became a part of his brother's praise.

And it’s still like this…

"A donkey cart carries you back. Later generations call you a fake general. It's true."

Zhao Guangyi suddenly lost the energy to say anything, although deep down he felt that this was probably a forgery.

After all, where can he find a donkey cart among the reasonable and rebellious army? He must have grabbed a mount from beside him and fled for his life. A donkey cart is not as useful as a carriage!

But seeing that his brother was still angry, Zhao Guangyi did not dare to say more, only hoping that the final Golden Chamber Alliance could restore some brotherhood.

Now that his life is not in danger, then King Jin’s treatment should be more reserved, right? There is also the governor of Kaifeng who wonders if he can keep one or two.

…

In the palace of General Chang'an of the Han Dynasty.

When it came to military affairs, neither Zhang Fei nor Ma Chao said anything. They stared closely at the light screen for fear of missing a word. After seeing the battle clearly, Zhang Fei couldn't help but sigh:

"I think this Zhao Er is really a good brother. He has so many elite soldiers and generals to help him..."

Seeing Liu Bei looking over with suspicious eyes, Zhang Fei quickly waved his hand:

"I don't mean to complain about big brother, there's nothing I can do about it..."

Liu Bei felt as if a mouthful of old blood was stuck in his throat, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

If he had known this, he shouldn't have looked at the third brother twice. He would have just assigned him some work after the light screen was over. So why couldn't he say a word that he was blocked now?

His expression changed several times, and finally Liu Bei could only say dullly:

"I know."

Seeing that his elder brother didn't think much, Zhang Fei continued to shake his head and said:

"Not to mention that Guo Jinzhi is dead. There is neither a big reward nor a rest for conquering the fortified city. Instead, the soldiers are driven north to attack the fortified city again."

"This soldier is not Zhao Er's slave, so why is he working so hard? The defeat of Youzhou was not unjust."

"But this donkey cart can be faster than a horse carriage? Let's try it tomorrow."