HLnovel Chapter 330 Zongwang: I got the money again!
Chapter 330 Zongwang: I got the money again!
"As for the actions of the Song court, apart from their own enjoyment, the common people scorned them, and there were even satirical nursery rhymes at the time."
"Anyone with eyes can see that Taiyuan is already in dire straits, and your Song Dynasty is about to be shattered and on the verge of collapse. What are you still doing, engaging in internal strife!"
"I won't even ask who you're being fair to, you don't even want to try a little, you just give up."
"Or is it that Emperor Qinzong and his ministers genuinely wanted to go north and experience the local scenery?! In any case, the Jin people would definitely support the two of you emperors!"
Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan: ...
Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji: ...
The people in Wanchaozhong twitched at the corners of their mouths, but they had to admit that Lin Ke's words, though simple and unadorned, were undeniably reasonable!
These two emperors certainly received better treatment than others, but the current state of the Northern Song Dynasty is ultimately largely due to them!
But why are the people who suffer the consequences a completely different group?
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"Meanwhile, the Eastern Route Army, which held a large sum of money, joined forces with the Western Route Army, namely Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang."
"Because this windfall came so easily, people who contributed and those who didn't sometimes have different perspectives."
"Therefore, when Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang learned that Emperor Taizong of Jin had allocated different proportions of their spoils, they felt a little resentful!"
"Perhaps due to certain considerations, Emperor Taizong of Jin showed some inclination to promote the Eastern Route Army, which caused some dissatisfaction among the Western Route Army group. The two factions were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds!"
"It seems that internal strife is inevitable no matter when. Emperor Taizong of Jin was no fool and naturally realized this as well. He thought that the Song Dynasty was just like that. So, Emperor Taizong of Jin proposed to turn his attention to the goal of unification—the Song Dynasty."
Emperor Taizong of Jin: What's all the fuss about! Go find our [Golden Pig Brother] and get some more!!!
Little Golden Pig (Song Dynasty): Don't come any closer!
"As soon as Prince Jin said that, the two factions immediately stopped fighting and became good brothers again, putting their arms around each other's shoulders!"
"After all, in their view, the Song Dynasty's military was very weak, especially Wanyan Zonghan, who had been besieged in Taiyuan for several months. He was bound to want to get revenge."
"So this group of Jurchens amicably reached a decision and prepared to go visit their little brother, the Song Dynasty, again!!!"
"As for whether the Song Dynasty is willing or not, of course they have this opinion. They have to swallow their pride, because backwardness invites aggression! This saying is not without reason! Especially in the current situation!"
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: The Song Dynasty has suffered repeated losses of soldiers and generals; the situation is unfavorable!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: What's scary is that the people in the Song court haven't even realized it yet!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: This is the second invasion...
Liu Zhuzhu (Big Han): The main problem is that the Song court doesn't take it seriously at all! They've just been exploited and they're already complacent and think nothing's wrong!
Liu Xiu, the Chosen One of the Great Han Dynasty: It's hard to imagine that the dynasties that followed were so incompetent!
Emperor Qin Shi Huang: With a formidable enemy at hand, how dare you indulge in pleasure?!
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"So, in August of the first year of the Jingkang era, which is 1126 AD, the Jin army once again marched south in two routes, east and west. Perhaps because they had experience this time, their routes were not much different from before!"
Jurchens: We have experience in robbing the Song Dynasty!
"Having observed Yan Zonghan's journey, it's clear he's made thorough preparations, aiming to capture Taiyuan in one fell swoop."
"When the Song court heard this news, they didn't care about suppressing Li Gang anymore and insisted on sending him to support Taiyuan."
"What I'm saying is, after Wanyan Zonghan returned to the north, your Song court never considered supporting Taiyuan again, right?!"
"No wonder there was a popular saying at the time: 'He doesn't care about Taiyuan, but he cares about the Imperial Academy; he doesn't care about autumn defense, but he cares about the Spring and Autumn Annals; he doesn't care about cannons, but he cares about Anshi...'" (from the folk song "Nine No-Man's-Laws" from the Jingkang period)
"This folk song points out that after the Jin army retreated, the imperial court neglected the defense of Kaifeng, the management of Yanshan, and the support for Taiyuan!"
"Why bother with things like the purge of the Imperial Academy, whether Wang Anshi deserves to be enshrined in the Confucian Temple, and even making his ten-year-old son the crown prince!?"
"How come Zhao Huan can do so many things but not do proper things? He doesn't manage the border defense of Kaifeng, nor does he mobilize troops for autumn defense (to guard against the Jin army launching another major attack on Kaifeng in autumn and winter)."
"It is obvious that autumn and winter are the seasons when the Jurchens will once again set out on their campaigns, so it is only natural for your suggestion to raise troops for autumn defense!"
General Judy: Not to be rude, but Zhao Huan is too outrageous. It wasn't even the time when the Song Dynasty was about to fall, yet he was behaving like someone who had received the education of a crown prince!
A skilled farmer in the Ming Dynasty: But wasn't he the crown prince for over ten years?!
Shangguan Wan'er of the Tang Dynasty: It was a complete failure. The Song court had no chance of winning at all, not to mention that he didn't even have the desire to compete!
Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu: Are these two out of their minds?! What time is it?!
An official from the Sui Dynasty: There's a constant feeling of wanting to give up and just sit idly by!
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