In the summer of the sixth year of Jingde, the Khitan people, who had been surviving for several years, finally collapsed completely.
After Shangjing was captured again, this time there was no army to come back for reinforcements, and even the remaining Khitan tribe had to chase north, probably this time going to the shores of Lake Baikal to herd sheep.
The territory of the Song Dynasty continued to expand northward until Liaodong began to border with the Jurchens, which also meant that the stalemate in the north entered the next stage.
However, the Jurchens at this time were far from enough to become the enemy of the Song Dynasty. Although their power was developing rapidly and they gradually united internally, they had formed a strong force that was far away from the "invincible" peak female. It is getting closer and closer, but in comparison, the Song Dynasty has made greater progress in recent years.
Not to mention anything else, the first large-scale use of the explosives used to sweep the Liao capital was enough to make other frontier aliens, including Mongolia at this time, remember it in their hearts.
Under this situation, the Jurchens were forced to surrender to the Song Dynasty. Various Jurchen tribes also sent several noble girls to please the Celestial Empire.
After all, almost all of Emperor Liao's harem was included in his own harem, and he could bring back three beauties from the south of the Yangtze River, one of whom was already pregnant. No one believed that he was not a romantic emperor.
But it seems that apart from being romantic, there are no other big problems. Even for a king of a country, is having too many women and being romantic considered a problem?
The ministers hoped to have many children and many blessings, so that in the future they would have many choices for successors, and they could compete with each other to see who could succeed.
As for the battle for the right to inherit the throne, that is something the royal family needs to consider.
They are even happy to see this happen, because in this way they can demonstrate the importance of their civil servants.
Compared to the powerful monarch above, those of them who had to temporarily put their tail between their legs and become officials after being beaten several times due to his reputation could only hope to start from the heir.
If they can be cultivated from scratch, perhaps a monarch who truly serves the interests of this group of people will emerge.
As for Li Yong, he was actually clear about all this, but he did not block it or interfere, but let it go.
This is also because Li Yong knew in his heart that the supremacy of imperial power also depends on the situation. If future generations cannot be wise and martial, then according to his thinking, the imperial power will naturally be put into a cage. In this regard, civil servants are The one who knows how to do it best.
What's more, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. "We must believe in the power of future generations." The emergence of Li Yong has completely changed the historical trajectory of this world. Even he cannot see what direction the future will develop.
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Jun and Song Yinzhang were originally from the Jiaofang Division, and for some reason, their resentment towards Li Yong seemed to have lessened.
Of course, it may also be because the child has grown up and can remember things. It has been so many years, and there is no need for her to remember those past events.
What's more, she also sees how Li Yong has treated her over the years. She is no worse than Zhao Heng, and may even trust her more.
If their start was not too absurd, Liu Wan even felt that if she had met him in Qiantang earlier, maybe nothing would have happened to Zhao Heng.
Of course, given Li Yong's age at that time, this could only be imagined.
For Li Yong, although the main reason for becoming the emperor is to complete the task, and the requirement of the task is to "turn the sky", so he must be a good emperor, but this does not affect his enjoyment.
What's more, after being the emperor for so many years, he also retained the vitality of the Song Dynasty to a large extent without starting a war, but truly completed the transformation, but now he can't enjoy it?
It has to be said that the two dynasties of Taizong and Zhenzong were really the most suitable for a thorough reform. However, these two dynasties were really limited in ability and lacked courage. Instead, they paved the way for the rise of the scholar-bureaucrat class in the future, forming the entire next two dynasties. Song soft style.
And Li Yong replaced Zhao Heng. What really changed was that after joining Zonglianheng, he went to Xixia, Liao Kingdom, and Jurchen, the current and future enemies. After fully establishing his prestige, he began to deal with some The policy when the country was founded was in trouble.
At this time, no one or any domestic force could stop him. For example, Li Hang and Ke Zheng could not bear to resign and returned to their hometown. However, Xiao Qinyan was able to use him to "take advantage of his crime and make meritorious service."
Well, Xiao Qinyan was beaten to death because of the Zhao family's son, but he was quickly picked up again.
No matter what his character is, his ability is sufficient, and it is his character that is suitable for him to be the sharp knife of reform in Li Yong's hands, which has created a situation where the turbid currents in the court almost overwhelm the clean ones - only those who work for the emperor are called turbid. Flow, I have to say it is also a kind of irony.
Of course, such people are often punished in the end, and Xiao Qinyan may also know this.
However, he was also an ambitious person. After realizing that he could not escape this destined fate, he simply served as a pioneer for the king and even used his own subjective initiative in the hope of leaving his name in history.
And it doesn't matter if he doesn't end well, it can be regarded as a good deed for his descendants. Li Yong naturally hinted that he would treat his family well, including his son Gu Qianfan who lives abroad.
Now that the world is in Changping and the situation is stable, Li Yong's frequency of going to court has also begun to shorten due to the hot weather.
At the same time, although ice was made in the palace to cool down, he still took Liu Wan, Song Qijun, and Sun Sanniang outside the city to escape the heat and take a few days' rest.
Song Yinzhang also went with him this time and wanted to live with his sister.
The two sisters had no scruples in private. Song Yinzhang had been favored by Li Yong almost since he was a child, and he was even more unscrupulous in his words and deeds. He would avoid some people in the palace, but would ignore them when they came out. He said directly in private: "Why do you want to establish that brother-in-law?" Liu Wan is the queen, and I think both Sister Sanniang and Sister Yu are much better than her, otherwise I might as well let Sister Paner take the blame."
Now that the daughter of the Zhao family has become ordinary, Zhao Pan'er has naturally restored her original identity. She has also changed from the daughter of a guilty minister to the daughter of a hero.
As for the relationship between Zhao Paner and Li Yong, it is not surprising to the Song sisters.
Even Song Yinzhang had nothing to say except for saying "Brother-in-law is so greedy" and other things that he couldn't express in his heart.
After all, Zhao Paner and them are sisters, and after so many years of friendship, they know each other deeply.
If they can support each other after entering the palace, Song Qijun will not have the intention to compete for favor, but Song Yinzhang will not be so easily willing.
However, Zhao Pan'er was neither in the palace nor in Tokyo at this time, but returned to his hometown in Qiantang.
According to Song Qijun and Song Yinzhang's understanding, she should be because Li Yong activated Xiao Qinyan again, so
I was a little unhappy, so I went back awkwardly.
Of course, Li Yong also tried to retain and get her back, but he didn't know whether it was because her attitude was too firm or because Li Yong didn't work hard enough, so he hasn't come back yet.
Of course, in recent years, both Li Yong and the others have tried their best to go to Qiantang and give Zhao Pan'er a lot of care. In particular, the people sent by the Imperial City Department to inspect were all ordered to go to Zhao's Tea House in Qiantang to see the situation. If Zhao Pan'er If you have something to do, you will naturally help. If nothing happens, don't bother.
When Zhao Pan'er was mentioned, Song Qijun also smiled helplessly. She had heard Li Yong say this, but both of them were right on this matter, and they both had their own reasons and persistence.
Of course, Li Yong did not force him. Otherwise, as the emperor, Zhao Pan'er would not have been able to run away so easily.
But with Zhao Pan'er's temperament, it would be pointless if he had to force it.
She shook her head, returned to the topic of Li Hou, and said softly: "What the officials do has their own considerations. Since we don't understand, we shouldn't cause trouble for him."
She had never thought about being a queen, and she got along well with Liu Wan. She felt that this sister was very caring, quick-thinking, and could help Li Yong. If she became the queen, she would be very helpful to Li Yong and the harem. They all have benefits.
Song Yinzhang obviously had different opinions, but seeing her sister like this, she hated that iron could not become steel, and she could only mutter helplessly: "What trouble did I make? I'm just saying it. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with it. It doesn’t matter to me either.”
"Does it really matter?"
Being looked at by his sister's narrow eyes, Song Yinzhang panicked and evaded, "Of course, I'm not in the harem..."
