When the new emperor ascends the throne, public opinion builds momentum as usual. Let’s take a look at the official description of Comrade Zhao Guangyi from the Song Dynasty:
"Natural Vision"
As the old saying goes, the birth of the emperor must be accompanied by a vision. It is said that Empress Dowager Du had a dream that a god gave her the sun, and then she became pregnant and gave birth to Zhao Guangyi. He is the son of the sun.
The night he was born, the delivery room was filled with a dazzling red light, like it was on fire, and the whole alley exuded a strange fragrance. Zibo barbecue belongs to yes.
“Outstanding”
Zhao Guangyi has been a standard "other people's child" since he was a child. He is born with leadership skills and belongs to the king of children. His speech and behavior reveal a maturity that is inconsistent with his age, and he is quite precocious. He is good at reading, loves to learn, versatile, and is a man of moral, intellectual and physical beauty. Three good students and outstanding class cadres who strive for all-round development.
"resume"
In a word, after thirty years of guarding the tower professionally, the drama ends.
After ascending the throne, Zhao Guangyi's approach can be said to be quite satisfactory. First, he changed the names of places and people in a taboo manner across the country. For example, Yizhou was changed to Yizhou, Yiwu Army was changed to Dingwu Army, and Zhao Guangmei was changed to Zhao Tingmei. Then he was canonized as queen; Then came the edict to rank Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Dezhao above the prime ministers.
The attitude of trust in the "Fourteen Northwest Generals" was still adopted, and the delegation of power and rewards to them continued unabated. However, Ma Renyu, the "national uniform shooter", was moved to Liaozhou because Ma Renyu had violated military orders and mobilized troops without authorization. , entered enemy territory to plunder, and thus had a conflict with another general Li Hanchao. Zhao Guangyi gave him wine to persuade him to make peace, and then transferred Ma Renyu from his post.
To sum it up in Zhao Guangyi's own words, "In all machine and side affairs, we adhere to the late emperor's rules and do not dare to change them at any time."
The only substantive major action was to order the troops in Taiyuan to be dismissed and to stop the "Three Expeditions to the Northern Han Dynasty". Of course, if you follow the Northern Han Dynasty's argument, for example, insisting that the Song army suffered a defeat under Taiyuan City and was forced to withdraw, this is obviously the self-comfort of the Northern Han people. When the new lord ascends the throne, the generals with military power return to pay homage to the dock. This is a routine operation. Moreover, judging from the subsequent records of various authoritative historical materials, the statement that the Northern Han Dynasty defeated the Song army at the foot of Taiyuan City simply cannot withstand scrutiny, as will be discussed in detail later.
In addition, what is worthy of scrutiny is that Zhao Guangyi couldn't wait to change his name. As mentioned above, under normal circumstances, the new emperor will use the reign name of the previous emperor and wait until the first day of the first lunar month of the following year to change it. Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne in October and changed the Yuan Dynasty to "Taiping Xingguo" in December. Couldn't you wait for two more days, until the first month of next year?
no.
Changing the Yuan Dynasty when he took the throne also became an important breakthrough for later generations to criticize Zhao Guangyi. They believed that this was enough to illustrate his wolf ambitions, and even considered this as indirect evidence of the "Candle Shadow Ax Sound" to kill his brother and seize power.
Some people understand this and think that Zhao Guangyi's reign is very auspicious, because he will soon continue Taizu's path of unification, bring peace to the world, and rejuvenate China, hence the name "Taiping Xingguo". Of course, the sooner this day comes, the better. good.
The era name is an important political symbol. Zhao Guangyi's eagerness to change the era is mostly due to political considerations, such as the rapid transition of power. As long as the era name is changed, he will completely draw a clear line with the Taizu Dynasty and cut it off with a sharp knife. Messy.
The Northern Expedition army returned to Bianzhou under the leadership of Pan Mei and Dang Jin; Zhao Pu, Xiang Xun, Zhang Yongde, Gao Huaide, Feng Jiye, Liu Tingrang, Zhang Guangmei and other local governors came to Beijing for pilgrimage and worship at the wharf, so there was the Taizong version of "Cup" "Liquor Releases Military Power". In March of the following year, Zhao Pu was first promoted and secretly demoted, and received the honorary title of "Prince Shaobao". He stood aside gloriously. In the following May, Xiang Xun, Zhang Yongde, Liu Tingrang, Zhang Guangmei, etc. were all dismissed. After appointing the Jiedu Envoy, Comrade Zhao Guangyi explained sourly in the book: "I dare not disturb the old virtues by taking on the responsibility of vassal leadership."
The ups and downs of Zhao Pu’s career will be discussed in a later article; as for Zhao Guangyi’s graduation message, he has the temperament of a big shot who delivers talents to society.
The transfer of the supreme power of the Song Dynasty was finally a smooth transition, which was almost the smoothest among the dozen or so transfers of supreme power in the past half century. Not only is there unity internally, but the external environment is also festive and peaceful, and this is more due to the painstaking efforts of the Zhao brothers.
Since Chai Rong, the reunification of the motherland has been set as a basic national policy, and all reforms have centered around this. During the period of the Zhao brothers, they were even more determined to create a peaceful and prosperous age. So when we analyze the Taizong Dynasty, it is not difficult to find that many reform measures are the continuation of Chai Rong's policies. Taizu inherited Chai Rong, and Taizong inherited Taizu. Consistent policies are inherently vital.
For example, regarding the creation of the external environment. In comparison, internal reform measures will have immediate results, while external transformation and influence will be slower. For example, we can change ourselves in a short time, but it takes a long time to change others' opinions of ourselves.
Song Taizu worked hard for many years and left a precious diplomatic legacy to Taizong, which was mainly reflected in the Wuyue Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom. If the Central Plains after Song Taizu experienced another dynasty change or a U-turn or sudden brake in policy, then the Central Plains would most likely fall apart, lose the unified situation since Chai Rong, and return to the troubled times of the Five Dynasties. Fortunately, Taizong "all followed the rules of the late emperor", so the seeds planted by Taizu finally bloomed with bright flowers and produced two fruits that can be called historical miracles: First, the Wuyue Kingdom, which had been separated for nearly 80 years, was peacefully unified without bloodshed. ; Second, the Song Dynasty successfully implemented strategic deception against the Liao Kingdom and annexed the Northern Han Dynasty at the speed of light.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was in his sixth year. This was really a magical year. In Wugou, Dangshan County, Songzhou, a teacher who was too poor to take the blame was blessed with a son named Zhu Wen; a farmer in Hefei County, Luzhou was blessed with a son named Yang Xingmi; and a carpenter's family was blessed with a son named Yang Xingmi in Yanling County, Xuzhou. The noble son's name is Ma Yin; a fisherman from Shijing Township, Lin'an County, Hangzhou, was blessed with a noble son named Qian Liu.
History gathered the "Four Heavenly Kings" that year, an inspirational story of four losers' counterattack.
Qian Liu's entrepreneurial story has been described in detail in the previous article, which has been briefly mentioned. Now I will focus on the internal development process of Wuyue Kingdom and how to move towards peaceful reunification step by step.
Qian Liu's entrepreneurial history is a typical Internet novel about diaosi's counterattack, and it is in sync with Yang Xingmi God next door. Any similarities are purely historical intentional.
When the Huang Chao bandit army was wreaking havoc on Jianghuai, the two grassroots people from the lowest level of society chose to join the army. Then, with their strong bodies and flexible minds, they gradually became bigger and became the right-hand man of the elder brother. Later, they replaced him as the local governor. He further became stronger and bigger, and finally became a warlord of the feudal town on one side of the separatist regime.
This book refers to Qian Liu and Yang Xingmi as the "two heroes of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River". They fell in love and killed each other, sometimes flirting with each other, and became relatives; "Yangtou", an event where money strings are worn every year is held, which is called "Money Eyes".
The two people's entrepreneurial journeys are very similar. Even the internal rebellions encountered by one side after taking control of one side are surprisingly similar. However, the two sides have made completely opposite choices on many key issues. This is also the reason why the Nanwu regime and the Wuyue Kingdom The key reason why the regime finally reached two different endings.
This different choice is the attitude towards the Central Plains regime.
Yang Xingmi's Huainan Group's attitude towards the Central Plains is that they are irreconcilable and irreconcilable, "One of us must die today"; while the two Zhejiang Qian clan are flirting with the Central Plains and flirting with each other, "Do you want to make an appointment?"
We have to admit that "geographical determinism" played a key role in it. Opposing the Central Plains is the legal basis and political correctness of the existence of the Huainan regime that borders the Central Plains. However, the Qian family in the two Zhejiang provinces that are separated from the Central Plains need to join forces with the Central Plains to oppose The common enemy Huainan formed a pincer attack and containment situation, the so-called distant friendship and close attack.
Therefore, whether it is Yang's Southern Wu regime or Li's Southern Tang regime, the Huainan Group has always been at odds with the Central Plains; the Qian regime has always regarded respecting the Central Plains as a basic national policy and even written it into its "ancestral mottos".
Another difference between Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu is their different life span and fertility. It seems like gossip, but in fact this is also a key factor affecting the development path of his regime. Yang Xingmi died in 905, but Qian Liu persisted until 932; Yang Xingmi had 6 sons, while Qian Liu had 38 sons...
When Yang Xingmi died, the heir was the eldest son Yang Wo, who was only 19 years old; when Qian Liu died, the heir was the seventh son Qian Yuanguan, who was 45 years old at the time.
According to records, Yang Wo, who was a "disc on the grave", had always been idle and did not do his job. Yang Xingmi did not like him and thought it would be difficult for him to inherit the family business. However, the other sons were even younger, so he had no choice but to let Yang Wo, the eldest son of the good-for-nothing, take the throne. Yang Wo was young, had a poor reputation, and had no military exploits. No matter in the bureaucracy or the military system, Yang Wo had neither direct vassals nor famous fans. Therefore, the script after taking the throne must have been quickly dismissed by powerful officials and then lost. The Huainan Group, which was founded by Yang Xingmi with great pains, soon changed its surname to someone else, and Li Yu, the later master of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was about to emerge.
Comrade Qian Liu, who lived to the age of 81, successfully survived the death of many sons, including the eldest son. He had enough time to practice and observe the disciples, select the best from the best, and finally succeeded Qian Yuanguan, who was deeply involved in the group. Have a very high reputation and sufficient network resources. The Wuyue regime was passed down through the Qian family.
Why should the elder be abolished and the younger be established, and the seventh son take the throne instead of the first six brothers? Why not brothers and sisters? The answer must be found in the development history of Qian's Group.
