HLnovel Chapter 308 Liu Yanqing: I'm running away!
Chapter 308 Liu Yanqing: I'm running away!
According to Volume 18 of the "Compilation of Treaties Between the Three Dynasties and the Northern Alliance", the treaty between the Song and Jin dynasties stipulated that neither side would accept surrender. The Song dynasty's taking over Pingzhou from Zhang Jue meant that it had violated the agreement.
"The previous peace talks between the Song and Jin dynasties were just for show, since Emperor Huizong of Song and Tong Guan's questionable actions during the negotiations were indeed unacceptable."
"Fortunately, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty still had some power at this time, so the Jin people wouldn't directly cause trouble for the Song people for the time being, although it was only a matter of time."
Emperor Zhezong of Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu: ...
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty: We knew this guy would find out sooner or later! Look at what he's done!
"Even if the Jurchens considered this aspect, Pingzhou is too important, so the minimum requirement is: Zhang Jue must be killed off."
"At this time, Zhang Jue was hidden in Guo Yaoshi's Ever-Victorious Army, under the alias Zhao Xiucai. The Pacification Commissioner Wang Anzhong also participated in hiding Zhang Jue."
"But this was of no use, because when Wanyan Zongwang saw that he could not capture anyone, he thought of besieging Pingzhou with an army of 100,000. However, the Song Dynasty was still very optimistic and unwilling to break ties with the Jin people, so it did not send anyone to support Pingzhou."
"In other words, the people here in Pingzhou are basically defending their territory alone. Without support, even if they hold out to the death, how long can they hold out? What do the Han Chinese generals who surrendered to the Song think about this?!"
"Don't those generals feel disheartened? The people they served could give up their lives so easily. So when one of the generals—Zhang Dungu—and the soldiers and civilians died, in the end, they could not resist the Jin army, and Pingzhou was captured."
"And what were Emperor Huizong of Song or those in power doing? They were still dreaming of being remembered in history."
Judy, the General Who Conquers the North: I just feel like the Song Dynasty lacked courage and fighting spirit!
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: ...This is too outrageous. Just to avoid a complete falling out, he's just giving up Pingzhou like this?
A scholar-official from the Han Dynasty: Perhaps Zhang Jue was later sent to the Jurchens!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Damn it! I'm absolutely furious!!!
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As Lin Ke finished speaking, Emperor Huizong and his ministers in another timeline felt a prickling sensation on their backs, as if the gazes of those around them were saying:
Look at him, so serious and righteous, declaring that he was doing this for the country and the people, but in the end he still took Pingzhou for nothing, and didn't want to break ties with the Jin people, so he gave up the support.
For a moment, the faces of the emperor and his ministers were extremely pleased, yet they could find no reason to refute the fact that they had indeed abandoned their support for Pingzhou!
But they were still resentful. These people all commented with righteous indignation, "Let them try! Let's see what they do when they're in this position!"
The Song Emperor Huizong and his ministers, who were being criticized: "If you're so capable, why don't you do it yourself?!"
Others: (；′⌒`)……..
Back to the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke continued, "After Pingzhou was occupied, Wanyan Zongwang, with an army of 100,000, surrounded Pingzhou and hurled insults at the Song Dynasty, demanding the return of Zhang Jue, the traitor."
"Zhang Jue was hiding in Guo Yaoshi's army at this time. The Song Dynasty originally did not want to hand him over, after all, there were not many capable generals left."
"So they tried to use someone who looked similar to them to get away with it, but unfortunately the Jurchens recognized them, so the plan failed!"
A Song Dynasty man, secretly searching for a similar-looking corpse, exclaimed: "Hey, Zhang Jue is here!!"
The angry Jurchen man, brandishing a large sword: Do you think we're stupid?!
"Thus, under the Jurchens' policy of 'subduing others with force,' the Song Dynasty ultimately sent Zhang Jue to his death. Before he kicked the bucket, perhaps to have a legitimate reason, the Song Dynasty even listed Zhang Jue's crimes."
"It is said that he felt betrayed before his death and cursed loudly. Wang Anzhong, the Pacification Commissioner who had participated in hiding him, was furious when he heard this. He even sent Zhang Jue's head to the Jurchens after beheading him." (Collected Records of the Northern Alliance of the Three Dynasties, Volume 18)
"The Song Dynasty did something dishonorable. The generals of the Ever Victorious Army who surrendered to the Song Dynasty all wept when they saw this scene. They were all heartbroken. Not long ago, Zhang Jue was rewarded and honored by Emperor Huizong of Song. I never expected that he would die so tragically."
"On the other hand, Guo Yaoshi and others also knew that if Emperor Huizong of Song wanted to arrest him one day, what could they do? So the Ever Victorious Army disintegrated from then on."
A Ming Dynasty soldier: Were the Song people really this disloyal?
Su Dongpo, the epitome of optimism: This is a personal opinion; please do not generalize it to the entire Song Dynasty!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Who taught that good-for-nothing Zhao Ji to be an emperor like this...? Get out...? >>
A son of a military general in the Tang Dynasty: They've all silenced me! This idiot is shameless!!!
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"In this incident, or even in the entire Maritime Alliance, the Song Dynasty's rulers and ministers seemed to have lost their minds."
"Although the Liao Dynasty was plagued by an incompetent leader like Emperor Tianzuo, the Song Dynasty wasn't much better. However, this guy was ambitious and hoped to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."
"And what happened? They cooperated with the Jurchens, but instead of negotiating properly, they used the excuse that Youyun has always been Han territory, and wanted the Jurchens to take the lion's share while they themselves controlled the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."
"The problem is that both campaigns against Liao not only cost us a lot of manpower and resources, but your showy and pretentious tactics led to our defeat, making us unable to stand up straight at the negotiating table!"
"Ask yourself honestly, who bears the greatest responsibility for all of this?"
Once Lin Ke's question was raised, could those who created the Song Dynasty era say they were also ashamed? They knew all too well how much of it was Emperor Huizong's fault!
Even the An Lushan Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty and the Tumu Crisis in the Ming Dynasty did not involve such outrageous actions as those of Emperor Huizong of Song.
They spent so much on that broken stone alone! They don't understand what's so interesting about it. Can it compare to governing an empire?
Putting aside other things, how could he face his father and brothers who died young?!
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During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song.
Zhao Zhen took several deep breaths, almost having a heart attack from anger. Fine, fine, fine! He originally thought his adopted descendant was just incompetent, but he never expected that the problem was that he insisted on recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun!
They didn't consider overall strength and only thought about conquering it, so they couldn't even defeat the remnants of the Liao forces!
How infuriating! He can't even beat that bastard!
If Lin Ke knew, she would definitely say: "I'm not afraid of rich kids being obsessed with trivial things, I'm afraid of them starting their own businesses!"
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"The Zhang Jue incident led to the deterioration of relations between the Jin and Song dynasties, which also made many generals who had surrendered from the Liao dynasty very disheartened."
"This led to Guo Yaoshi later turning to the Jin Dynasty to attack the Song Dynasty, and he even became the fuse for the subsequent Jingkang Incident."
Lin Ke couldn't help but sigh as he spoke, adding, "Time really flies by. From the first year of the Zhenghe era of the Northern Song Dynasty (1111 AD), when Tong Guan was sent as an envoy to the Liao Dynasty and first met Zhao Liangsi (Ma Zhi), to the fifth year of the Xuanhe era (1125 AD)..."
"Although I only read these records for a few moments, decades have actually passed. At this time, it has only been two or three years since the Jingkang Incident."
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: Time flies! It's been several months since I started watching this live stream!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Who can argue with that?!
Judy, the General Who Conquers the North: Sigh, time flies. I wish it would slow down...