Did the entire Song Dynasty know that Zhao Zhen was a softie?
Many ministers looked at each other.
Although the official character is a bit soft, it is not to this extent.
Turning around to look at Guan Jia again, he saw that Guan Jia's face had changed from purple to green, and then from green to black and red.
I guess I almost went crazy.
Think so.
It’s so uncomfortable to be pointed at and scolded every day without being able to reply.
At this moment, Zhao Zhen clenched his fists.
His face was dark, and the veins on his hands were bulging, and he wanted to punch Zhao Jun.
But think about it and forget it.
After Zhao Jun's eyes recover, he still has to curry favor with this person, otherwise how will the industrial revolution happen? My son has not been found yet.
Fortunately, such a day is not far away.
Zhao Jun's eyes were about to recover, and he was looking forward to seeing his expression after the other party recovered.
"Ahem."
Yan Shu coughed twice and said: "Renzong is already one of the best emperors in the Song Dynasty. I believe that if he can get the enlightenment, he will do a good job."
"Thinking too much."
Zhao Jun shrugged: "He is not just a weakling, but he is not clear-headed at all. To be honest with this kind of person, the so-called prosperous age of Renzong is all exaggerated, and the Renzong Heavenly Group is also praised by the scholar-bureaucrat class. In the end, what’s the use of eggs?”
"Teacher Zhao, that's enough."
Lu Yijian looked at Zhao Zhen's increasingly ugly face and quickly reminded: "That's about enough for today."
Zhao Jun said angrily: "It's almost enough just now. It's not enough at all. If I tell you what happened during Song Renzong's period, you will know how rubbish he is."
"Let's talk about "Chongxi's increase in coins first". During the war with Xixia, Xingzong of Liao was forced to surrender and pay tribute, and the annual coins were increased by 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 pieces of silk."
"That is to say, I have something like the "Chanyuan Alliance" that pays tribute after winning the war. Otherwise, this matter should be nailed to the pillar of shame."
"And it's okay to be robbed and threatened by the Liao Kingdom to sign the "Chongxi Increasing Coins". After all, the Song Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles at that time. It had to deal with Xixia while facing the Liao Kingdom's Chen Bing border, and could not fight on both sides. This reason barely makes sense. "
"But what happened when Xixia was forced to sign the "Qingli Peace Agreement", which not only recognized the founding of Xixia, but also offered "150,000 bolts of silk, 70,000 taels of silver, and 30,000 catties of tea" to Xixia every year?"
"The people of Xixia are small and the country is weak, and its national strength is not even one-tenth that of the Song Dynasty. As a result, it was beaten to death by a small country. It lost three battles in a row. It was forced by a small country to sign a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country. If this matter had been done by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty would probably laugh out loud after hearing this."
"There is also Sanyi Huihe, who obviously gritted his teeth, not without the ability to temporarily treat the symptoms, but in order to save time and effort, and to prevent the invasion of the Liao Kingdom, he deliberately adopted the worst strategy, flooding the entire Hebei, and taking away the originally wealthy people. Hebei turned into a swamp overnight, and the losses were even heavier than before. It was really self-inflicted."
"Militarily, we were defeated by a small country; diplomatically, we lost power and humiliated the country; economically, we were exhausted; educationally, we did nothing; and the management of people's livelihood made thieves run rampant in the Song Dynasty, and uprisings were everywhere. The construction of the Yellow River directly turned the mother river into a river of disaster. .Tell me, how good is this emperor?"
"However, just such a thing was actually praised as a rare wise king in the Song Dynasty. You can know the value of this wise king. In other words, the number of foolish kings in the entire Song Dynasty is the highest in history. Compared with the Sima family and Aixinjue The Luo family doesn't hesitate to make more concessions, otherwise, how can someone like Zhao Zhen be worthy of "benevolence"?"
At the end of the sentence, Zhao Jun was so angry that he didn't argue, and almost shouted.
Although his feelings towards Song Renzong were barely okay, because he had a really good temper and character, and his reign in the middle and late period was still relatively peaceful. But it cannot be denied that he is just a good man, not a good emperor.
The so-called Mingjun is basically what was blown out. That is to say, when he was in power, he did not bother much, rested with the people, and promulgated many policies to reduce corvees and taxes. Compared with the Song Zhenzong period, "more than 340,000 more fields were added." In a short time, the tax was reduced by more than 710,000 Dendrobium." This can be regarded as a lot of benevolent policies.
But to be honest, if Zhao Zhen was replaced by Liu Chan, such results would still be achieved. It's not even possible to say that Liu Chan did better than him. At least Liu Chan has always firmly supported Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, unlike Zhao Zhen, who was wavering on Fan Zhongyan's reforms.
So in a sense, Zhao Jun never thought that Zhao Zhen was a "wise emperor", but in the relatively poor dynasty of the Song Dynasty, he was really the tallest emperor among the dwarfs, and could barely be considered a human being.
At this moment, Zhao Zhen's face was already very ugly. He felt as if he had been stripped naked in front of him, as if there was no more privacy at all, which made Zhao Zhen want to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Everyone looked at each other, but Yan Shu glanced at the sky and said to Zhao Jun: "Teacher Zhao, it's getting dark soon. Go back and finish your meal and rest early."
"Um."
Zhao Jun knew that he was a little over the top, so he slowly suppressed the anger that had just been aroused, and then said: "I'm sorry, I was a little angry when I thought about the aggrieved things in the Song Dynasty just now. I am not angry at everyone, but at the Song Dynasty. of."
Lu Yijian and others almost peed at that time.
Good guy, you almost pointed at the officials and scolded them, and you said they weren’t directed at us?
If the time hadn't come yet, I'm afraid that in order to protect the official's face, they would have swarmed up and bombarded him in turn.
However, what everyone didn't know was that the reason why Zhao Jun was so angry was because it was too ironic to think that a person like Zhao Zhen, who had done nothing, could be regarded as a wise king.
Although rationally speaking, as history majors, they should look at each dynasty objectively and neutrally, without bringing in personal emotions.
But history majors are human beings and have their own preferences. Like the three dynasties of Jin, Song, and Qing, most history majors are not interested in them. Very few people choose "Song History" in "Selected Readings of Historical Materials" because reading about it makes people's blood pressure soar.
At that time, the National People's Congress invited Professor Cao, an expert on Song history, to come to the school to give a class on Song history. As a result, only a handful of people came. The counselor had to pull people one by one, and he could barely fill the small auditorium. This is evident.
So Zhao Jun hated the three dynasties of Jin, Song and Qing, but the people in the village especially liked to hear about the Song Dynasty, so why not seize the opportunity to scold him severely? Therefore, when it comes to Zhao Zhen, he feels a bit out of control.
It was getting dark at this time, and in the evening, Zhao Jun was soon taken away by Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu. He had dinner and lay on the bed ready to rest.
The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty went to the Guanjia Hall at the back to hold a small meeting.
At this moment, Zhao Zhen was sitting on a chair in the Guanjia Palace, and the prime ministers were also sitting on his left and right sides.
The imperial guards from the Imperial City Department outside surrounded the palace on three floors and three floors outside. Even Wang Shouzhong could only stand at the entrance of the palace and did not dare to go in.
When it comes to the top secrets of the Song Dynasty except "Zhao Guangyi is a stupid pig", the security level is also increasing day by day. Except for special personnel, not even a fly can fly into the back garden.
Seeing the importance the officials paid to Zhao Jun, Lu Yijian was also a little scared. Fortunately, he listened to Yan Shu's words this time and did not insist on going his own way, fighting to the death with Fan Zhongyan.
Otherwise, I'm afraid the worst he can do now is to be exiled to Lingnan.
About thirty minutes later, Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu came back and reported to Zhao Zhen that Zhao Jun had taken a rest.
After everyone was seated, Zhao Zhen looked around and glanced at everyone.
No one spoke.
Zhao Jun scolded the officials badly today, and everyone was afraid that the officials would be angry again, so no one was the first spokesperson.
"Tell me about it."
After a while, to everyone's surprise, Zhao Zhen had calmed down and asked in a calm tone: "Tell me about your feelings today."
When Yan Shu heard what he said, he sighed with emotion: "Guanjia, today's conversation can be said to be the most harvested in these days. I sincerely sighed that the great man Zhao Jun spoke of is truly a god of the ages."
"Yes, throughout history, for thousands of years, we have never seen anyone who has analyzed things so deeply. Everyone in later generations understands this way. It is said that everyone is like a dragon."
Lu Yijian was also very surprised.
As the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, he was the most arbitrary among the three ministers. Even Wang Zeng and Wang Sui could not compare with him. He could be said to be a dragon or a phoenix among men.
But even he himself did not have such insight and vision. However, all the college students in later generations studied "Ma Pseudo" and "Selected Works of Great Men", creating extraordinary insights that are astonishing.
No wonder Zhao Jun knew so much about ancient society even though he was not born in ancient times. This is all the credit of that great man.
"The vision of the future generations is indeed the same through the ages, but what we have to consider is the present."
Zhao Zhen muttered: "What Zhao Jun said today makes me very uneasy. Zhao Yuanhao is rampant in the northwest, there are Liao border bandits in the northeast, and the rivers in the Central Plains are about to overflow and cause disasters. What should I do?"
"At the end of the day, it's money."
“It’s not about money, it’s about productivity.”
"Indeed, only by improving productivity can a country be strong."
Everyone was talking to each other.
This time Zhao Jun's words have touched the core, which is productivity.
At present, the productivity of the Song Dynasty has actually reached the first place in the world, much stronger than the Liao Kingdom and Xixia at the same time.
According to later Western historical scholarship, during the third year of Emperor Xianping's reign under Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, around 1000 AD, the GDP of the Song Dynasty accounted for 30% of the world's total.
It is a pity that the productivity of the Northern Song Dynasty was not used in the right way. The problem of three redundancies was deeply rooted in the bones. Even if the annual income reached 100 million yuan at its peak, it would be of no use.
And now they are facing the pressure of Xixia, Liao and the Yellow River about to flood, which makes the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty full of urgency.
"Developing productivity is naturally the key, but what we must focus on is the most pressing issue at the moment."
Lu Yijian looked around and then said: "Zhao Jun said that Zhao Yuanhao was ambitious and established the Xixia Kingdom after defeating the Song Dynasty three times."
"Well, I will actually let Zhao Yuanhao force him to pay tribute in the future. It will be extremely humiliating."
Zhao Zhen thought of the "Qingli Peace Agreement" that Zhao Jun had said before, and felt his face began to feel hot again. This was really embarrassing. No wonder later generations disliked the Song Dynasty so much.
"The first step is to defeat Zhao Yuanhao and never allow him to establish a country."
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Listen to Zhao Jun, the reason why the Liao Kingdom sent troops to the border is because they saw us defeated by Zhao Yuanhao and thought they had an opportunity, so they took advantage of the situation and forced us to sign the "Chongxi Increasing Coins". If we can defeat Zhao Yuanhao, the Liao Kingdom should not act rashly when they see the Song Dynasty’s powerful military force.”
"uncertain."
Lu Yijian glanced at Wang Zeng and said: "The Liao Kingdom has always had the intention to go south. Yelu Zongzhen has only been on the throne for four years, and the court has always been controlled by the Empress Dowager Xiao. Her mother only took over the power the year before last year. The foundation is unstable. It is very likely that she will borrow Let’s fight Xixia this time and lead our troops south to establish our authority!”
"But later Yelu Zongzhen did not go to war with us. This obviously shows that he just wanted to establish his authority and did not want to truly become our enemy. At this time, the Liao Kingdom was not stable internally. Once a fight started, would he really have a chance of winning?"
Wang Zeng retorted: "So we only need to defeat Zhao Yuanhao and let Yelv Zongzhen see our strength, and he will naturally retreat. If we can send an envoy to the Liao Kingdom at that time and persuade Yelv Zongzhen to use troops against Zhao Yuanhao, we may be able to use it." His hand shall take away the beast.”
Lu Yijian sneered and said: "Don't you think that Yelu Zongzhen is a fool? Let's not mention that Yelu Zongzhen and Zhao Yuanhao are related by marriage, and his eldest daughter, Princess Xingping, married him. But when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured, and Yelv Zongzhen will be there. When the Song Dynasty is eyeing the tiger, will it use troops against Xixia? Are you not afraid that the Song Dynasty will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?"
"hehe."
Wang Zeng responded with a sneer and said: "Everyone is seeking profit. Xixia is a small country and the people are weak. The Liao Dynasty may not covet Zhao Yuanhao's territory. What's more, the Song Dynasty may have long been a coward and incompetent person in the eyes of those border bandits. Otherwise, how could Zhao Yuanhao do it?" Do you have the guts to establish a country without permission? Yelu Zong will definitely think that the Song Dynasty does not dare to send troops."
It sounds like you idiots really dare to send troops?
If Zhao Jun were here and knew that he had traveled to the Song Dynasty, he would probably raise his middle finger and curse fiercely. You don't need to be considered cowardly and incompetent in the eyes of the border bandits. You are just a group of cowardly and incompetent people!
However, it has to be said that Wang Zeng did have a strategy. Historically, he was evaluated as a resourceful and decisive person, and he was a counselor-type talent.
Because Zhao Jun did not tell everyone about the Liao-Xia war, Liao Xingzong had just ascended the throne and his position was not stable. He also had a battle with his mother, the Queen Mother Xiao, which caused turmoil in the country.
To this end, he must stabilize the situation and emphasize his status as the big brother in the Liao, Song, and Xixia kingdoms. So while sending troops to the border to intimidate the Song Dynasty, and waiting for the end of the Song-Xia war, they non-stop sent troops in three directions, with 100,000 elite soldiers, directly to Xixia.
In this way, he forced Zhao Zhen to sign the "Chongxi Increasing Coin" in the Song Dynasty, and beat Xixia violently in the south, so he could establish his authority in the country, severely attack those who opposed him, stabilize his position, and consolidate own imperial power.
It's a pity that he succeeded in bullying the Song Dynasty. He was beaten hard by Li Yuanhao in Xixia and fled back in despair. Instead, he helped Li Yuanhao establish his country and proclaim himself emperor.
Therefore, Wang Zeng could still make such an accurate judgment without knowing this, which can indeed be said to be full of strategy.
However, the quarrel between the two people made Zhao Zhen very angry.
The enemy is about to arrive, and the parties are still fighting here. So what is the difference between Zhao Jun talking about the future and not talking about it?
He slapped the table angrily and said: "That's enough, why are you arguing anymore? You know that the parties are fighting against each other every day, can you do something practical? Now the enemies are almost at the door of your house, and you are still arguing here. What use do I want you to do!"
This roar immediately silenced the entire room.
Everyone's face is different, with surprise, shock, worry, and bowed silence.
The official family has never been like this before. This is a person who forgot to serve tea and couldn't bear to remind the palace maid, fearing that the palace maid would be scolded by the chamberlain.
He was also an emperor who only smiled awkwardly when someone sprayed saliva on his face, without any temper at all.
But now, he was sitting on a chair and roaring fiercely at the room full of prime ministers.
Everyone knows why.
The Song-Xia War, Sanyi Huihe, and the future Jingkang Shame and the demise of the Song Dynasty were all like swords hanging over the officials' heads, deeply stimulating his nerves.
Zhao Jun.
It is really changing the official family of the Song Dynasty!
(End of chapter)
